Accession Number | E00782A |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original negative other |
Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert |
Date made | 20 September 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Members of the 24th Battalion, AIF, resting in a mine crater, just behind Albert Redoubt, in the ...
Description
Members of the 24th Battalion, AIF, resting in a mine crater, just behind Albert Redoubt, in the Ypres Sector, during the battle of 20 September 1917. Identified are: Private (Pte) G Whitehead (top right, walking towards the crater); bottom of the crater in the foreground; two across to the right from the soldier with the moustache, with his right hand under his head, is Pte Christian; above him lying sideways is Pte Twiss; extreme right foreground, looking at camera and smoking a cigarette is Pte Wilson. This is a composite image Captain Hurley produced by adding an explosion to the horizon of and original version of E00782.