The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The church at Pozieres, before the First World War. Under the concentrated German artillery bombardments of July and August 1916, the town completely disappeared and Pozieres became merely a name. (Copied from a French postcard.)
Locals and horse drawn carriages on the Route Nationale, Pozieres, before the First World War. Concentrated German artillery bombardments in July and August 1916 completely razed the village, and, whe
Locals standing beside the Albert-Bapaume road, which passed through Pozieres, before the First World War. This road became the main supply artery for the allied forces during the Somme offensive of 1
The ruins of a church destroyed by artillery bombardments at Becordel. (Copied from a French postcard.)
The church and square at Theipval, before the First World War. In the vicinity of this village the German line withstood, for several months, the onslaughts of British troops during the first battle o
The church at Montauban, before the war. During the First World War the town of Montauban was captured by allied forces on 1 July 1918, and remained in Commonwealth hands until the end of March 1918.
Six chunks of brick. The portions are irregular in shape and ochre brick red in colour. Traces of cement binder or mortar are evident. There is also a small bag containing fine fragments of brick and
