The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An Australian fatigue party from the 7th Brigade (far left) carrying piles of empty sandbags to the front line through the devastated area near Pozieres. The structure on the left is the remains of a German observation post, which stood on the western end of the village and was nicknamed 'Gibraltar' by the Australians. The post consisted of a concrete covered stairway down to a cellar from a house that formerly stood on the site and a larger, excavated chamber, and the whole housed three officers and 23 men. The occupants surrendered to a party from the 2nd Battalion on 23 July 1916 during the battle to wrest Pozieres from the Germans. Between 23 July and early September, the 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions between them launched 19 attacks on German positions in and around the ruins of Pozieres. Also see EZ0098
An Australian fatigue party from the 7th Brigade (far left) carrying piles of empty sandbags to the front line through the devastated area near Pozieres. The structure on the left is the remains of a
The ruins of the German concrete pillbox (fortified observation post) that stood on the western edge of the village of Pozieres, called Gibraltar by the British because of its strength. Comprising a
The shattered back gardens of the village of Pozieres, seen from the Pozieres-Bapaume road. In the distance on the far right is 'Gibraltar', the German fortified observation post. In the foreground
A group of unidentified Australian soldiers standing in front of the 1st Division Memorial. The German stronghold known as Gibraltar can be seen on the right side of the image. Gibraltar was a concr
Several unidentified soldiers, some carrying jerrycans or picks, walk along a line of trenches excavated during the German advance along the side of the road leading to Pozieres. In the centre two me
Two Australian officers and one soldier, all unidentified, standing in front of the Gibraltar pillbox, the German stronghold captured by the Australians in July 1916. The Germans, aware of Pozieres s
