A huge crater caused by a mine which had exploded about a week after the village had been taken ...

Accession Number E01390A
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass copy negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Bullecourt
Date made 29 November 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A huge crater caused by a mine which had exploded about a week after the village had been taken by the troops of the 5th Division following the advance of 2 April 1917. Note several damaged village buildings in the background. This is the right hand image in a two part panorama. See E01390P for the combined image.