P10480.004
Photograph P10480.004 First World War, 1914-1918'10 mile march from Suez'. The 5th Battalion took part in the Anzac landing on 25 April 1915.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Troops setting out on a 10 mile route march across the desert from Suez Canal to Kalib-el-Abassin on 14th January. The men are probably members of the 5th Battalion AIF.
Troops resting on the desert en route a march from Suez Canal. Straw mats afford protection from the sun and wind. The men are probably members of the 5th Battalion.

Probably 5th Battalion men inspecting sandbag trenches and revetments on the defensive line in the Suez Canal Zone.

5th Battalion men, just back in Egypt from Gallipoli, travelling in standard gauge open rail wagons to the Suez Canal defences which they garrisoned until they were transferred to France in March and

Probably 5th Battalion men resting on the desert, their rifles are resting on the parapet and pointing towards the enemy lines at right.

A group of unidentified men of the 5th Battalion resting outside a tent after a days training in the desert. Many of the men are smoking pipes or cigarettes and reading. An umbrella is lying across

Following the evacuation from Gallipoli each AIF Battalion was split in two. One half retained the original designation and was reinforced to full strength. The other half became the core of a new b
