A machine gun position established by the 54th Battalion during the morning of the attack through ...

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Peronne
Accession Number E03183
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Peronne
Date made 2 September 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 machine gun position established by the 54th Battalion during the morning of the attack through Peronne. The photograph was taken the following day, after the capture of the town, when positions close to it had been taken. Pictured, left to right: Private Cullen, A Company, 53rd Battalion; Private A. Storen, A Company, 54th Battalion; unidentified (standing at back); Sergeant Kelly, 54th Battalion and Private McSweeney, 54th Battalion.