A view from 13th Battalion observation post, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, the day before the ...

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Accession Number E02679
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, Hamel Area, Vaire
Date made 3 July 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

A view from 13th Battalion observation post, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, the day before the successful attack at Hamel by three Australian Infantry Brigades and American detachments totalling a battalion. Shown Hamel and Vaire Woods, which were included in the Australian attack, 4 July 1918.