| Accession Number | E01855 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass transparency (positive) |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Lavieville |
| Date made | 28 March 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
'Digging in' on the border of Bresle Wood near Lavieville. The 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, ...
Description
'Digging in' on the border of Bresle Wood near Lavieville. The 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, after a 24 hour march, established in the wood on the previous night, but were forced into the open fields by the artillery concentrating on the wood. On the day following they returned to the borders of the wood and dug in. Left to right: 3763 Corporal (Cpl) J. Marshall; 1762 A. King; 3293A J. Tennant; 1817 R. L. Sands; 2010 A. R. Willsmore; 3710 A. E. Carlson; 32492 P. Fitzgerald; 32522 Pte W. A. H. Jenkins (died of wounds 6 August 1918); 537 A. E. Franks; 1044 J. J. Kelly (partially obscured); 23267 G. L. Hyne; Lieutenant J. F. Hancock; 2011 Private (Pte) N. C. Willsmore (died of disease 22 October 1918) (only his head is visible); 31003 E. F. Billam; 3486 Cpl J. G. Bradford (wearing helmet); 3271 S. W. Coombs MM (not wearing helmet); three men not wearing helmets, unidentified; 31590 Pte J. G. Forgie (killed in action 26 April 1918) (not wearing helmet); unidentified; 1732 Cpl S. E. Berry; two men unidentified, with back to camera; 1864 Cpl G. T. Blake MM.