| Accession Number | E00657 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Voormezeele |
| Date made | 13 September 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The 2nd Australian Siege Battery (55th Australian Siege Artillery Battery) unloading 9.2 inch ...
Description
The 2nd Australian Siege Battery (55th Australian Siege Artillery Battery) unloading 9.2 inch shells from a motor lorry at Voormezeele. Identified are: Corporal A E Morgan or Norm Chennel (top left); Bombardier (Bdr) Ealher or Ken Cummings (left foreground); Gunner (Gnr) Gavin (beside Ealher). Centre, holding shell (left) Gnr L H Green; (right) Gnr N F Jones; centre, second row back: Bdr C J Newham (left); Gnr Davies (right); holding shell upright is, Gnr A Gray; behind him, left to right: first two are drivers of the RASC; Gnr D Murray. Standing to the right holding the back of the truck is, Gnr G T Backhouse, and in the right foreground is Gnr Matthews.