A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, gathered at the ...

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux
Accession Number E04850
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme
Date made 27 May 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

A group of unidentified Australian soldiers, suffering from the effects of gas, gathered at the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) of the 42nd Battalion awaiting medical attention. The post was built into a bank near the railway station and the entrance covered with tarpaulins. Note a wheeled stretcher in the foreground (right).