AWM Collection Record: E00631
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ID Number: | E00631 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Messines Area, Messines | ||
| Date made: | 6 June 1917 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Captain Albert Jacka VC (front holding map), 14th Battalion, comparing his maps with the prepared model of the Messines area, over which his company was to advance on the following day, 7 June 1917, in the battle of Messines. This contour map of the battlefield was constructed near Petit Pont, and stands where erected from which it could be studied to advantage, in order that troops taking part would fully understand their course of action in the great undertaking. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Maps and mapping | ||
| Related place: | Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Messines Area | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:57:16 GMT
