AWM Collection Record: E04942C

AWM image E04942C

ID Number: E04942C
Place made: Western Front: Western Front (France), Aisne, Hindenburg Line Area
Date made: 3 October 1918
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Bodies of American troops laid out in an American cemetery near the road leading to Gillemont Farm and Bony. They were killed in the fighting near Gillemont Farm on 29 September when the 27th American Division attacked over the main Hindenburg Line and suffered many casualties. Note the white crosses lying over each body. This is the right hand image in a three part panorama. See E04942P for the combined image.
Copyright: Status to be assessed
Related subject: Casualties; Corpses; War graves
Related place: France: Picardie, Somme, Guillemont; Western Front: Western Front (France), Aisne, Bony; Western Front: Western Front (France), Aisne, Hindenburg Line Area
Related conflict: First World War, 1914-1918

Last-Modified: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:36:08 GMT

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