| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E00481 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Messines |
| Date made | 7 June 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A scene during the Battle of Messines, in Belgium, showing an Australian stretcher bearer ...
Description
A scene during the Battle of Messines, in Belgium, showing an Australian stretcher bearer (wearing glasses) assisting a wounded German prisoner towards a field dressing station in the St. Quentin Road. Note the German prisoner has shell dressings on his face and around his chest.