| Accession Number | E00487 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Le Sars |
| Date made | May 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Remains of demolished houses in the village of Le Sars, in May 1917. In the majority of these ...
Description
Remains of demolished houses in the village of Le Sars, in May 1917. In the majority of these villages and small towns the buildings were chiefly wood and plaster or thin walled brick, so that even the concussion of a high explosive shell very often caused their collapse.