| Accession Number | E01405 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres |
| Date made | 31 October 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Australian Engineers, of the 15th Field Company, making crosses for their fallen comrades amid ...
Description
Australian Engineers, of the 15th Field Company, making crosses for their fallen comrades amid the ruins of Ypres. Out of the ancient oak, which formed the doors and interior fittings of the historic Cloth Hall, pounded to wreckage by German bombardments, they fashioned many monuments to the men who made the supreme sacrifice. Left to right: 6149 Lance Corporal (LCpl) G. L. McDonald; Gallagher; Lieutenant Littlewood; 6141 Corporal A. G. Dobb; 6214 LCpl E. A. Grace; 3205 Sapper F. Callander; 5722 Drover N. J. Porter; H. Guyan; unidentified.