The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts two soldiers dividing up rations for the 6th Battalion in the Quartermaster's store, which was situated in a few rooms of a deserted French chateau in Sars-Poteries. Pictured is a German machine gun which was captured by the battalion on 23 August 1918. Leaning up against the back wall is a large wicker shell carrier which is mentioned in the caption as being intended for the Australian War Memorial.
The French word "boche" is often used to refer to someone who is a rascal; stubborn, hard-headed. At the beginning of the First World War, it was identified as a disparaging term applied to German soldiers. During the course of the war, it was adopted by British and Australian troops in a similar to the term Hun.
Depicts a large park near the railway station in Sars-Poteries with a range of German wagons. Pictured are ammunition wagons, supply wagons, travelling kitchens, observation wagons and repair vehicles
Depicts an elderly and unidentified French peasant woman pushing a handcart filled with straw past line of marching soldiers. The term 'Boche' in the title refers to French derogatory slang at the ti
Depicts a scene that happened at Framerville, a village 10km south of Bray-sur-Somme, as part of the allied advance of 8th August 1918, also known as the Battle of Amiens. German soldiers are attempti
An illustration with two images side by side, depicting a German soldier (hun) wondering what he can hear on the other side of his tunnel and the term 'INQUIRY' inscribed underneath, and the next imag
Depicts a ration dump for the 2nd Infantry Brigade at Sars-Poteries, in the north of France. Five Australian soldiers are pictured wearing heavy coats, suggestive of the cold weather in December; amon
Figure of a man in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "I was amazed at the extraordinary environment of the engine room. It was absolutely crammed full of equipment. It was a very complex packe