| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E02203 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux |
| Date made | 4 May 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A French transport, at the gun positions of the French artillery, alongside dug-outs occupied by ...
Description
A French transport, at the gun positions of the French artillery, alongside dug-outs occupied by Australian pioneers, near Villers-Bretonneux. The photograph shows a portion of the railway embankment between Villers and Amiens at the Villers end, where it was used considerably as cover despite the shelling to which it was subjected. Map Reference (1:40,000) 62D.D27(?O27).C90.90. Shown: 1860 Corporal F. Francis (1); 2584 Private (Pte) C. C. Brown (2); 1667 Sergeant H. R. Jordan (3); 3120 Pte A. E. Kirk (4); 2898 Pte D. Lees (5); 2373A Pte T. Wahlstead (6); 2734 Pte J. H. Smith (7); 3466 Pte P. N. Albion (8); unidentified (9); 1867 Pte L. E. Golder (10); 3172 Pte R. R. Aitken (11); 3797 Pte Oda William Atkins (12); 4242 Pte S. Moorehouse (13); 1681 Pte E. A. Kingston (14); 1928A Pte W. J. Rae (15); unidentified (16); Lieutenant A. Fry MM (17). See E02203KLEFT and E02203KRIGHT for position of those named in this caption.