| Accession Number | E02484 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Dernancourt |
| Date made | 15 June 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A Stokes mortar gun in action on the railway embankment near the Dernacourt Casualty Clearing ...
Description
A Stokes mortar gun in action on the railway embankment near the Dernacourt Casualty Clearing Station, the scene of desperate fighting by the 12th and 13th Brigades against four divisions of the enemy on 4 April 1918. Standing in the trench is 1946 Private (Pte) D. H. Hughes (left, holding cleaning rod), and 4752 Pte F. J. Parkins MM (loading mortar), both of the 6th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 2nd Australian Division.