Bodies of American troops laid out in an American cemetery near the road leading to Gillemont ...

Accession Number E04942P
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Aisne, Bony
Date made 3 October 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

Bodies of American troops laid out in an American cemetery near the road leading to Gillemont Farm and Bony. They were killed in the fighting near Gillemont Farm on 29 September when the 27th American Division attacked over the main Hindenburg Line and suffered many casualties. Note the white crosses lying over each body. This is a digitally combined composite panorama made up of three separate images. It is only available as a digital print. The three images are also available separately at E04942A, E04942B and E04942C.