The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A camouflaged 8 inch No. 2 gun of the 1st Australian Siege Battery, at Birr Cross Roads. 518 Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs (later killed in action on 5 July 1918, near Lamotte in Nieppe Forest) is standing by, awaiting the order to fire, during the ranging of the battery on 26 September 1917, prior to the attack carried out on Polygon Wood on 28 September 1917. The dial sight has been removed in order to save damage on shock of discharge. This is an original Paget Plate negative. The same image is available in colour and is held at P03631.169. A similar image is held at E02048A.
A paint camouflaged 8 inch No. 2 gun of the 1st Australian Siege Battery, at Birr Cross Roads. 518 Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs (later killed in action on 5 July 1918, near Lamotte in Nieppe Forest)
A camouflaged 8 inch No 2 gun of the 1st Australian Siege Battery, at Birr Cross Roads. 518 Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs (later killed in action on 5 July 1918, near Lamotte in Nieppe Forest) is sta
A camouflaged 8 inch No 2 gun of the 1st Australian Siege Battery, at Birr Cross Roads. 518 Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs (later killed in action on 5 July 1918, near Lamotte in Nieppe Forest) is sta
A paint camouflaged 8 inch No. 2 gun of the 1st Australian Siege Battery, at Birr Cross Roads. 518 Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs (later killed in action on 5 July 1918, near Lamotte in Nieppe Forest)
A paint camouflaged 8 inch No. 2 gun of the 1st Australian Siege Battery, at Birr Cross Roads. 518 Gunner Harold Alexander Triggs (later killed in action on 5 July 1918, near Lamotte in Nieppe Forest)
The 1st Australian Siege Battery of six 8 inch howitzers, in position at Birr Cross Roads, during the ranging of the battery preparatory to the further attack on Polygon Wood, on 28 September, followi
The 1st Australian Siege Battery of six 8 inch howitzers, in position at Birr Cross Roads, during the ranging of the battery preparatory to the further attack on Polygon Wood, on 28 September, followi
Unidentified gunners of the Australian Heavy Artillery loading an 8in Howitzer gun (probably 54th Australian Siege Artillery Battery). This is an original Paget Plate negative. The same image is av
