Members of the 6th Australian Infantry Brigade moving along a communication trench at 1.30 p.m. ...

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Accession Number E03139
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France
Date made 1 September 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Members of the 6th Australian Infantry Brigade moving along a communication trench at 1.30 p.m. in the renewed assault upon Mont St Quentin, which resulted in the final capture of this highly important position. The captures for the three days fighting for Mont St Quentin and Peronne amounted to 1666 prisoners, six guns and many machine guns.