AWM Collection Record: E01408

AWM image E01408

ID Number: E01408
Maker: Baldwin, Herbert F
Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, Bullecourt
Date made: 8 May 1917
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: The railway embankment which ran parallel to the Hindenburg Line south east of Bullecourt. The tank shown in the distance broke down above the shelter which housed the Headquarters of the 48th Battalion (Lieutenant Colonel R. L. Leane) during the first assault upon the Hindenburg Line (11 April 1917). The embankment was also the position of Brigadier General Gellibrand's Headquarters (6th Infantry Brigade) during the second assault (3 May 1917).
Credit line: Australian Official Photograph
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Related subject: Tanks
Related unit: 48 Battalion; 6 Brigade; Headquarters units
Related place: France: Picardie, Somme, Bullecourt; Western Front: Western Front (France); Western Front: Western Front (France), Aisne, Hindenburg Line Area
Related conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Last-Modified: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:32:44 GMT

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