| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Hindenburg Outpost Line Area, Vendelles |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | E03711 |
| 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 | 27 September 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of the 12th Field Company of Australian Engineers at work on a bridge being built ...
Description
Members of the 12th Field Company of Australian Engineers at work on a bridge being built alongside a destroyed brick arch bridge. This structure, which was completed the following day, had a span of eighty six feet, and a height of thirty two feet. It was built to take a load of fourteen tons, being available to all traffic except tanks. Identified, left to right: Lieutenant K. A. Fraser; 3027 Sapper (Spr) A. C. Bootes; 15432 Spr W. W. Page; 2860 Spr S. A. Newall; 18938 Spr O. Featherstone; unidentified; unidentified.