| Accession Number | E04935 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Hindenburg Outpost Line Area |
| Date made | 17 September 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Catelet, France. Five unidentified members of the 4th Field Company Engineers building a dummy ...
Description
Catelet, France. Five unidentified members of the 4th Field Company Engineers building a dummy tank at their camp. The tank is one of several built, each weighing about a quarter of a ton and made of wooden frames covered with painted hessian. The following day the tanks were used during the attack by the 1st and 4th Australian Divisions on the Hindenburg Outpost Line near Le Verguier. The object of these dummies was to mislead the enemy as to the number of tanks supporting the attack.