| Accession Number | E02848 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass transparency (positive) |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Harbonnieres |
| Date made | 9 August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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A line of machine gun posts near Harbonnieres which, in the advance of 9 August 1918, caused ...
Description
A line of machine gun posts near Harbonnieres which, in the advance of 9 August 1918, caused severe casualties amongst the 15th Australian Infantry Brigade, and held them up for about an hour, until a tank appeared and put the enemy gunners out of action. Brigadier General H. E. (Pompey) Elliott, directing the Brigade in its attack, was slightly wounded by a bullet from one of a number of snipers who lay hidden by the hedge seen in the background of the picture.
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