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| Accession Number | E00810 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Hurley, James Francis (Frank) |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Menin Road, Zillebeke, Birr Cross Roads |
| Date made | 27 September 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A dump of 18 pounder shell cases at Birr Cross Roads, in the Ypres Sector, where positions were ...
Description
A dump of 18 pounder shell cases at Birr Cross Roads, in the Ypres Sector, where positions were occupied by the 2nd Divisional Artillery, during the battle of Zonnebeke, 20 September 1917, when these shells were used. When this photograph was taken, the batteries had moved forward to positions between Bellewaarde and Westhoek Ridges.
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