A view from near Hamel, looking towards the Valley of the Somme, and showing some of the ground ...

Accession Number E02908
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, Hamel
Date made 6 August 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

A view from near Hamel, looking towards the Valley of the Somme, and showing some of the ground over which the Australian troops attacked in the battle of Hamel, on 4 July 1918. The image was taken in the area where Private Henry Dalziel of the 15th Battalion performed the actions for which he was awarded a Victoria Cross. Map Ref. (1:40,000) 62D.P9.a.90.80.

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