The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of the interior of the clothing store at the Australian Ordnance Corps Depot, located in the old Cavalry Barracks. Large holes similar to those in the photograph had been made in all the supporting walls by the Germans, who had designed the whole structure to collapse as soon as the mines, which they had laid, exploded. A considerable portion of the building escaped complete destruction. Identified, left to right: unidentified; Private W. Attneave, in charge of the Bulk store; Butterworth (sitting on the jackets); an unidentified customer (in the next room).
Lagnicourt, France. 16 September 1917. A corner of the ruins of Lagnicourt, well known to Australians who were engaged in the fighting for Bullecourt in April 1917. The photograph was taken on 16 Sept
A corner of a Mechanical store at the Australian Ordnance Corps Depot. Fittings left behind by the Germans were used to advantage. The oil strewn in this corner of the store is of various kinds, and l
The destroyed railway vaiduct near Le Cateau. The Germans had exploded the structure prior to the Armistice. Note the vehicle in the foreground.
Two unidentified soldiers carrying bread to the Bulk Store of the Australian Field Bakeries at Rouen. From the Bulk Store it was packed in sacks and despatched by rail to the forward areas.
The front of the wrecked Cavalry Barracks when it was used as a depot of the Australian Ordnance Corps. Prior to the Australians capturing Peronne, the Germans used this building as a very large milit
The front of the wrecked Cavalry Barracks, in which Corps troops were situated, when it was used as a depot of the Australian Ordnance Corps. Prior to the Australians capturing Peronne, the Germans us
