Frank Hurley: Exhausted Soldiers

A tired Battalion marching out of line

Exhaustion on the March Behind the Lines

This Frank Hurley photograph shows tired soldiers marching out of line, turning a simple movement scene into a study of fatigue. It adds context to the physical strain of military life, where long marches, heavy equipment and constant pressure wore men down even away from direct battle.

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