Volume 2: William H. Burrell war snapshots, 17th Battalion and 4th Railway Unit, 1915-1919

Contains photographs taken during the First World War in France, Belgium, and on board 'Aeneas'.

Front endpaper. War snapshots by W.H. Burrell 17th Battalion & 4th Railway unit 1915-1919 [title] ;  T.S.S. Aeneas leaving Woolloomooloo Wharf December 20th 1915. Please keep this also any other photos I send because they are hard to get & I would like to have them all when I come back as souvenirs of the trip over [postcard]  ; Pozieres, France [14 soldiers]

1. Autographs of the Lithgow Boys on board Xmas 1915

1. [photograph of 'Aeneas' with 16 signatures on reverse]

1. Our Billet at Bois Grenier after the first shell had hit it 1916 ; Myself observing & a friend in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916

2. Myself writing in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916 ; Two friends in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916

Myself writing in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916

3. J. Fiddling's grave at Bois Grenier 1916 ; 20th Battalion victims of the German trench raid May 1916

20th Battalion victims of the German trench raid May 1916

4. A pretty grave near Armentieres 1916 ; Remains of a house near Armentieres 1916

5. A pretty shrine at Beauval 1916 ; Sun Woods & Jack McNiel Bois Grenier 1916

6. Windmill at Caestre 1916 ; Myself on the banks of the river Lys near Armentieres 1916

7. In the midst of wheat & poppies 1916 ; Travelling kitchens 1916

8. Remains of La Boiselle village after the bombardment 1916 ; A view of Sausage gully 1916

9. Steeple of Albert church showing the statue of the Madonna & child hanging over as the result of a hit by a shell 1916 ; Albert Church 1916

Steeple of Albert church showing the statue of the Madonna & child hanging over as the result of a hit by a shell 1916: :

10. Myself lying in a dugout at Pozieres 1916 ; A 'winged' aeroplane at Pozieres 1916

Myself lying in a dugout at Pozieres 1916

11. Sgt P. Kemp's grave at Pozieres 1916 ;  'Mother & her flock' taken near St Omer 1917

12. Ypres Cathedral Belgium 1916 ; Organ of Ypres Cathedral ' one pipe left

13. Sanctuary wood from the front line 1916 ; Undamaged altar in a ruined convent at Ypres 1916

14. Delville wood 1916 ; Stranded 'tank' in the mud at Flers 1916

15. A stretcher-bearer walking across the open under protection of the white flag ' stranded tank in middle of picture Flers 1916 ;  Destroyed German gun position Somme 1918

16. Beaucourt Chateau 1917 ; Myself in the Front line at Flers 1916

17. 17th Batt'n memorial cross at Pozieres erected 1917 ; 2nd Divisional cross on Pozieres ridge erected 1917

18. Myself & friend fishing in a French canal near St Omer 1917 ; A Frenchman catching eels 1917

19. 'Butte de Warlencourt' (Somme) showing the blown in positions & dugouts of the Germans ' captured 1917 ; Remains of Biefrillers church 1917

20. German memorial left in Bapaume cemetery 1917 ; Tim Lawler's grave. Buried by the Germans 1917

21. German prisoners at Dunkirk 1918 ; Erected 1918 [photograph of grave of Lt Cpl A.R.M. Stewart]

Erected 1918 [photograph of grave of Lt Cpl A.R.M. Stewart]

22. 17th Batt'n advancing on Anzac Redoubt 1917 ; Ruins of Ypres showing the Cathedral & Cloth Hall towers 1917

Ruins of Ypres showing the Cathedral & Cloth Hall towers 1917

23. Railway cabin at Misery 1918 ; Destroyed German engine, Somme 1918

24. Railway cabin at Misery 1918 ; German gun position Somme 1918

Back endpaper. [Unidentified soldiers and grave of Pte O. Kelly]

Album of photographs and postcards, mostly relating to World War I, ca. 1914-1960s / William H. Burrell

Contains photographs taken during the First World War in France, Belgium, and on board ‘Aeneas’.

Front endpaper. War snapshots by W.H. Burrell 17th Battalion & 4th Railway unit 1915-1919 [title] ;  T.S.S. Aeneas leaving Woolloomooloo Wharf December 20th 1915. Please keep this also any other photos I send because they are hard to get & I would like to have them all when I come back as souvenirs of the trip over [postcard]  ; Pozieres, France [14 soldiers]

1. Autographs of the Lithgow Boys on board Xmas 1915 [photograph of ‘Aeneas’ with 16 signatures on reverse] ; Our Billet at Bois Grenier after the first shell had hit it 1916 ; Myself observing & a friend in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916
2. Myself writing in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916 ; Two friends in the front line at Bois Grenier 1916
3. J. Fiddling’s grave at Bois Grenier 1916 ; 20th Battalion victims of the German trench raid May 1916
4. A pretty grave near Armentieres 1916 ; Remains of a house near Armentieres 1916
5. A pretty shrine at Beauval 1916 ; Sun Woods & Jack McNiel Bois Grenier 1916
6. Windmill at Caestre 1916 ; Myself on the banks of the river Lys near Armentieres 1916
7. In the midst of wheat & poppies 1916 ; Travelling kitchens 1916
8. Remains of La Boiselle village after the bombardment 1916 ; A view of Sausage gully 1916
9. Steeple of Albert church showing the statue of the Madonna & child hanging over as the result of a hit by a shell 1916 ; Albert Church 1916
10. Myself lying in a dugout at Pozieres 1916 ; A “winged” aeroplane at Pozieres 1916
11. Sgt P. Kemp’s grave at Pozieres 1916 ;  “Mother & her flock” taken near St Omer 1917
12. Ypres Cathedral Belgium 1916 ; Organ of Ypres Cathedral – one pipe left
13. Sanctuary wood from the front line 1916 ; Undamaged altar in a ruined convent at Ypres 1916
14. Delville wood 1916 ; Stranded “tank” in the mud at Flers 1916
15. A stretcher-bearer walking across the open under protection of the white flag – stranded tank in middle of picture Flers 1916 ;  Destroyed German gun position Somme 1918
16. Beaucourt Chateau 1917 ; Myself in the Front line at Flers 1916
17. 17th Batt’n memorial cross at Pozieres erected 1917 ; 2nd Divisional cross on Pozieres ridge erected 1917
18. Myself & friend fishing in a French canal near St Omer 1917 ; A Frenchman catching eels 1917
19. “Butte de Warlencourt” (Somme) showing the blown in positions & dugouts of the Germans – captured 1917 ; Remains of Biefrillers church 1917
20. German memorial left in Bapaume cemetery 1917 ; Tim Lawler’s grave. Buried by the Germans 1917
21. German prisoners at Dunkirk 1918 ; Erected 1918 [photograph of grave of Lt Cpl A.R.M. Stewart]
22. 17th Batt’n advancing on Anzac Redoubt 1917 ; Ruins of Ypres showing the Cathedral & Cloth Hall towers 1917
23. Railway cabin at Misery 1918 ; Destroyed German engine, Somme 1918
24. Railway cabin at Misery 1918 ; German gun position Somme 1918
Back endpaper. [Unidentified soldiers and grave of Pte O. Kelly]

Volume 2: William H. Burrell war snapshots, 17th Battalion and 4th Railway Unit, 1915-1919

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