The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A view of the Somme Valley from the high ground near Vaux-sur-Somme, looking directly towards Mallard Wood, with Sailly Laurette behind it and the village of Sailly-le-Sec on the left. At this time the distant ridges were held by the enemy (Germans).
Sailly-le-Sec, France. 24 April 1918. A scene in the valley which led from Sailly-le-Sec to the high ground byond Vaux Wood (seen in the left of the picture), when the dugouts along the right bank, an
Men of No. 15 Platoon, D Company, 58th Battalion moving forward towards Sailly-le-Sec, along the bank of the Somme Canal, near Vaux-sur-Somme. The Platoon Commander, Lieutenant Ivo Garfield Thompson i
Near Sailly-le-Sec, France. 29 March 1918. A machine gun position commanding a section of the Somme Canal near Sailly-le-Sec. It was in front of Sailly-le-Sec that troops of the 3rd Division held up t
A view of Sailly-le-Sec, in the valley of the Somme, showing the Australian front line trenches on the hill to the left, where the 3rd Division had made its first appearance on the Somme battleground.
Germans shelling Welcome Wood, east of Vaux-sur-Somme. Behind the banks were the bivouacs of the infantry in reserve, and positions recently occupied by the 29th and 31st Batteries of Australian Field
From the heights near Sailly-le-Sec, from which the Australian Official Photographer took general views of the battle on 4 July 1918, the whole battle ground of Hamel was clearly visible, and about 7
