AWM Collection Record: E02493
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ID Number: | E02493 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Western Front: Western Front (France), Nord Region (France) Merris | ||
| Date made: | 17 June 1918 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | View from one of the front-line posts established by the 1st Division in pushing forward east of Hazebrouck. In front is Lieutenant L. G. Riches MC of the 11th Battalion sitting on a German field gun abandoned in no man's land, which was bombed with rifle grenades a few minutes later. A German outpost was 150 yards away. About this time in 1918 the Australian infantry began to corrode the enemy's line by a series of extraordinarily successful raids. From posts such as this small parties of all brigades constantly raided the posts opposed to them. In the foreground is the opening of a communication sap previously used by the enemy. | ||
| Copyright: | Status to be assessed | ||
| Related subject: | Artillery | ||
| Related unit: | 1 Division; 11 Battalion | ||
| Related place: | Western Front: Western Front (France), Nord Region (France) Hazebrouck; Western Front: Western Front (France), Nord Region (France) Merris | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 11 May 2008 19:07:13 GMT
