Accession Number | E04844 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Corbie Albert Area, Corbie |
Date made | May 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
An exterior view of a shell damaged church, taken looking out through ruins. The town was ...
Description
An exterior view of a shell damaged church, taken looking out through ruins. The town was heavily shelled at frequent intervals and the church was badly damaged by many direct hits. Continued artillery fire later reduced the buildings even further.