The bursting of an enemy shell on the Australian lines near Clery, just prior to the German ...

Accession Number E03204
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Clery
Date made 31 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

The bursting of an enemy shell on the Australian lines near Clery, just prior to the German counter attack at Mont St Quentin, about 5 pm, on 31 August 1918. The view is taken from the hill east of Clery looking towards the woods east of Peronne.

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