A spectacular smoke screen put down by the Australian Artillery to cover the advance of the ...

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Peronne
Accession Number E03190
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 5 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 spectacular smoke screen put down by the Australian Artillery to cover the advance of the Australian troops beyond Peronne. Note the soldiers in the foreground.