| Accession Number | E04582 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Bapaume Cambrai Area, Lagnicourt |
| Date made | 16 September 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Shell damaged buildings on the Lagnicourt battlefield. It was over this area that the Australian ...
Description
Shell damaged buildings on the Lagnicourt battlefield. It was over this area that the Australian troops in April 1917 made a desperate, but unsuccessful, effort to penetrate the Hindenburg Line at Bullecourt. In the following month they succeeded in an action which was described by Sir Douglas Haig in his despatch as 'a most gallant feat of arms'. Note what is probably a camouflaged dugout in front of the damaged buildings.