A corduroy bridge, built by the 10th Field Company of Australian Engineers, over the River Ancre, ...

Accession Number E01950
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original negative other
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Heilly
Date made 5 April 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

A corduroy bridge, built by the 10th Field Company of Australian Engineers, over the River Ancre, near Heilly. This was one of several temporary bridges thrown across the river by the Australian Engineers to facilitate the operations of the Australian troops in holding up the enemy advance toward Amiens. Left to right: 19994 Sapper (Spr) Albert Edward Grummett; Major McCormack; Lieutenant Strom; Corporal Lynch; Spr Evans; Lance Corporal Wilkins; Spr G. Hall.

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