The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Loos, France. 31 January 1918. The riddled ironwork of the Crassier at Loos, and the three rifles fixed for firing "grenade signals" by wire. Overhead the structure made an excellent observation post, commanding a wide sweep of the surrounding country. The soldier is a member of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company, which was engaged in the area at this time.
A view of the battlefield and the village of Loos showing in the centre the crassier and dump (a slagheap of mining spoil). Surrounding the crassier are the shell damaged houses of the miners. The 3
A view of the wire entanglements behind Loos Tower Bridge, with Fosse 15 and Loos Crassier in the background. The 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company (3ATC) were engaged on trench shelter construction
Near Loos, France. 7 February 1918. The Quarry near Loos, between Loos Crassier and the Lens-Bethune Road in France, when the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company was engaged in trench shelter and tunnel
The ruins of the power plant building of the Tower Bridge Colliery (Fosse 15), at Loos, in France. The water supply system for the Loos area was installed here by the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
The bugler (left) sounding the Last Post, at a mock funeral held by Imperial Camel Corps, on the disbandment of their unit. The firing party have their rifles at present arms with bayonets fixed.
Bug Farm, Belgium. Major E N Webb MC, a member of the 7th Field Company Engineers, looking at a German 'dog kennel', a type of armour plated observation post, captured at Bug Farm. The enemy had man
