| Accession Number | E04943 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Monument Wood |
| Date made | 18 August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Unidentified members of a burial party, possibly British, having a break, while burying bodies of ...
Description
Unidentified members of a burial party, possibly British, having a break, while burying bodies of various Colonial and British troops collected from the German lines in the vicinity of Villers-Bretonneux. Each grave is marked with a wooden cross, as illustrated by the row of crosses on the far right. Note the improvised wooden wheelbarrow in the foreground (centre).