| Accession Number | E02907 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 7 August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Ammunition being unloaded from limbers of the 6th Army Brigade of Australian Field Artillery for ...
Description
Ammunition being unloaded from limbers of the 6th Army Brigade of Australian Field Artillery for the guns newly in position on the right of the Fouilloy-Warfusee Road, near Villers-Bretonneux, and to the right rear of Vaire Wood, the night before the attack on 8 August 1918. Every effort was made to obtain surprise for the operation; on the night of 7/8 August itself, a large proportion of artillery was emplaced within 2000 yards of the front line, enabling the advance to be covered by an effective barrage to a depth of 4000 yards into enemy country. Identified: Driver (Dvr) V. Harris, 6th Brigade Ammunition Column (BAC) (4); Gunner Stevens, 6th BAC (5); Bombardier T. Neill, 2nd DAC (10); Dvr Hughes, 6th BAC (14). See E02907K for position of those named in this caption.