Summary
Official war office postcard 'Australians parading for the trenches prior to the attack on Pozieres 23 July 1916.'
The same image appears on a postcard sent by Albert Kemp to his family around late 1916 (MM 90948).
Description of Content
Official war office post card, 23 July 1916.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph on paper.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Mr Paul Powell
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Place & Date Depicted
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed on front right: 'OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH. / CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED.' Printed on front left: 'AUSTRALIANS PARADING FOR THE TRENCHES. 80.' Printed on back top right corner: '1/2 d. Stamp / Inland. / 1d. Stamp / Foreign.' Printed on back top left corner: 'Passed / by / Censor' Printed on back: 'POST CARD / Daily Mail BATTLE PICTURES / These are the men who shortly after mid- / night of Sunday, July 23rd 1916, took / Pozieres by splendidly dashing advance / through shrapnel, shell and machine-gun / fire. / For Address only / Printed in England.' Printed vertically on back left: 'Official War Photographs. / CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED. / Series X. No. 80.' Handwritten on back: '1914 War.'
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
14 cm (Length), 8.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Military Memorabilia, World War I, 1914-1918, Battle of the Somme (Somme Offensive), 1916
