| Accession Number | E01994 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original negative other |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Noreuil |
| Date made | May 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A Company, 5th Australian Pioneers in support in the Noreuil Valley, where they were engaged in ...
Description
A Company, 5th Australian Pioneers in support in the Noreuil Valley, where they were engaged in the construction of light railways in the forward area to assist the attacks at Bullecourt. The valley on the right, which leads to Noreuil, was at this time a very unhealthy spot owing to enemy high-explosive and gas shells. Front to back, left to right: 2684 Private (Pte) V. V. Woolard (head in foreground); 2462 Pte A. Campbell (bending over); 2350 Pte William Harold Griffiths (Killed in Action (KIA) 13 October 1917) (sideview); unidentified (crouching); 1880 Pte L. Hickman (back to camera); unidentified; unidentified; 1346 Pte W. Pullen (KIA 7 September 1918) (sideview); 554 Pte A. R. Luders (behind man with back to camera); 2206 Pte J. J. Westbury; unidentified; 1072 Pte A. M. D. Rait (behind man in light coloured shirt); 2657 Pte H. Rundle (standing on bank); 2454 Corporal W. H. Wright (sitting on bank); unidentified (on sunken road).