| Accession Number | E01867 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Somme Canal |
| Date made | 31 March 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Men of the 58th Battalion moving forward to the line along the bank of the Somme Canal, near ...
Description
Men of the 58th Battalion moving forward to the line along the bank of the Somme Canal, near Vaux-sur-Somme. The house on the right of the photograph was used as a company headquarters while the Battalion was in the line. Following is the list of names for this photograph. However, only those with numbers after their name have been positively identified. 2044 Sergeant (Sgt) M. T. Danaher (26); 2735 Sgt S. R. Niddrie (3); 2868 Corporal (Cpl) E. C. Pierce (1); 2727 Cpl E. A. Murdoch (2); 3584 Lance Corporal (LCpl) G. E. Lindsay; 3201 LCpl S. W. Parsons; 3238 Private (Pte) E. Batten; 1632 Pte F. Byrne; 3052 Pte G. Byrnes; 4446 Pte J. Budd; 3128 Pte W. E. Crane; 1879 Pte J. W. Coyle (6); 1637 Pte W. A. Carra; 1907 Pte W. J. Fleming; 3383 Pte R. Fawcett; 2660 Pte A. L. Grantham (25); 2001 Pte H. C. Heath; 2549 Pte S. H. Meldrum; 3240 Pte G. Robertson (9); 3449 Pte C. V. Reed; 2958 Pte S. A. Small; 725 Pte C. Turner; 2054 Pte C. A. Seadon; 3728 Pte J. Tyzack; 3290 Pte A. E. Webster. See E01867K for position of those named in this caption.