| Accession Number | E03000 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Somme Canal |
| Date made | 24 August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The picturesque view of the ruins of a Railway Bridge across the Somme Canal near Froissy. It was ...
Description
The picturesque view of the ruins of a Railway Bridge across the Somme Canal near Froissy. It was in this vicinity the day before that the troops of the 11th Battalion climbed Froissy Beacon from the northern side of the Canal, hanging on 'by their eyebrows' to an almost precipitous slope.