An abandoned German cooker in no man's land between Monument Wood and Villers-Bretonneux. It was ...

Accession Number E02549
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, Monument Wood
Date made 23 June 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An abandoned German cooker in no man's land between Monument Wood and Villers-Bretonneux. It was left by the enemy when the counter attack by the 13th and 15th Brigades recaptured Villers-Bretonneux on the night of 24 April 1918. The area is heavily covered with barbed wire strung between metal posts.

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