Accession Number | E03687 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Hindenburg Outpost Line Area, Vendelles |
Date made | 25 September 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The 12th Field Company of Australian Engineers constructing a trestle bridge over the railway ...
Description
The 12th Field Company of Australian Engineers constructing a trestle bridge over the railway cutting at Vendelles. The bridge was completed on 28 September 1918 and was built alongside a destroyed brick arch bridge. The materials used were salvaged from captured German dumps.