Accession Number | E05276 |
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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, Clery |
Date made | 16 May 1919 |
Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The explosion of a German hand grenade on a dirt road. This standard hand grenade had a long ...
Description
The explosion of a German hand grenade on a dirt road. This standard hand grenade had a long handle and was better known to the soldiers as a 'potato masher', a slang term which derived from its resemblance to the kitchen utensil.