AWM Collection Record: E00833

AWM image E00833

ID Number: E00833
Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
Place made: Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Menin Road Area, Hooge
Date made: 5 October 1917
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Supporting troops of the 1st Australian Division walking on a duckboard track near Hooge, in the Ypres Sector. They form a silhouettte against the sky as they pass towards the front line to relieve their comrades, whose attack the day before won Broodseinde Ridge and deepened the Australian advance.
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related subject: Duckboards
Related unit: 1 Division
Related place: Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Menin Road Area, Hooge; Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Passchendaele Area, Broodseinde; Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Ypres Area, Ypres
Related conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Last-Modified: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:32:36 GMT

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