The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A battery of 4 inch guns in a position off the Menin Road, firing on Passchendaele Ridge during the morning when Australian troops captured the ridge. The attack penetrated the village of Passchendaele. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest Charles Barnes who served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, 21st Howitzer Brigade and 2nd Field Artillery Brigade.)
Five unidentified members of a gun crew from the 102nd Howitzer Battery with one of their 4 inch guns. Note the camouflage netting that surrounds the gun position. (From the collection of 704 Driver
An unidentified soldier in a crater on Passchendaele Ridge, in front of Anzac Ridge. Debris is scattered around the crater. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest Charles Barnes who served with th
View of Passchendaele Ridge, towards which the Australian troops moved while fighting the third battle of Ypres. Note the shattered state of the battlefield. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest
Scene of an attack by the Germans on the Australians on 15 April 1917, with part of a trench in the foreground and the ruined village of Lagnicourt in the background. The Germans penetrated the Austr
Four unidentified gunners of the 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade with their 4.5 inch howitzer. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest Charles Barnes who served with the 1st Field Artillery B
Horse lines of the 102nd Howitzer Battery, Australian Field Artillery, before the march from the Somme to Ypres. (From the collection of 704 Driver Ernest Charles Barnes who served with the 1st Field
