| Accession Number | EZ0086 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
British Official Photographer |
| Place made | France: Picardie, Aisne, Vadencourt |
| Date made | 28 July 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An unidentified Australian soldier talks to General Sir William Birdwood (holding a cane known as ...
Description
An unidentified Australian soldier talks to General Sir William Birdwood (holding a cane known as a swagger stick) at a rest camp in Vadencourt Wood. Looking on are two unidentified officers and Alfred Lord Northcliffe (far right), a pioneering British newspaper publisher whose popular daily papers gave him considerable political influence.