Summary
Hand-drawn map of the advancing front line, France, 1918.
The Battle of Montbrehain on 5 October 1918 was the last action underatken by the Australian Army on the Western Front during World War I. The advance was successful and the Australian battalion won occupation of the village of Montbrehain.
Physical Description
Rectangular map drawn in black ink on map paper (textile based fibre). Drawn on a scale of 1: 40,000 the map details the village of Montbrehain and te=he surrounding topography.The advancing Australian front line (4/10/18, 5/10/18, 13/10/18) has been drawn on the map in red ink.
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Donation from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), 24 Feb 1986
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'Parts of { 57c S.E. 57 B S.W./ 62c N.E. 62B N.W./ SCALE 1.40,000'
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253 mm (Width), 182 mm (Height)
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