An unidentified soldier peers out from a shower proof shelter typical of many improvised by ...

Accession Number E01848
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Mericourt
Date made March 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

An unidentified soldier peers out from a shower proof shelter typical of many improvised by Australian troops during the first few days in occupation of the Amiens district, in France, at the end of March 1918, near Mericourt in the sector defended by the 3rd Division. His kit sits on the ground beside the shelter.

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