The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"A front line trench near Monument Wood, forward of Villers-Bretonneux, after the Germans had been forced to evacuate the position, following a daylight raid by Australian troops" (Official caption). A pair of German ‘potato masher’ hand grenades are co-located with the Australian Lewis gun on the left side of the trench.
Three unidentified soldiers, gas masks around their necks, stand in trenches previously occupied by the Germans which were the furthest point reached by the Australian troops in their advance in a day
The ruins of Monument Wood, near Villers-Bretonneux. Monument Wood was captured on 9 July by 50 men of the 28th Battalion in a daylight raid upon the strongly fortified north west corner of the wood
A stranded British Mark IV female tank, which was used for some time by the enemy as a strong post, in a conspicuous position, near Monument Wood, forward of Villers-Bretonneux. It had previously been
Soldiers of 28th Battalion in the front line trenches on the edge of the wood, a scene of much fierce fighting and bloodshed during its occupation by the Germans, who, at the time, had been forced by
A view of the wood which occupied a commanding position forward of Villers-Bretonneux. On this day German forces still occupied and strongly held the rear of Monument Wood and the ruins shown in the
A view of the wood which occupied a commanding position forward of Villers-Bretonneux. On this day German forces still occupied and strongly held the rear of Monument Wood and the ruins shown in the
