The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sketch of the duckboards used during the First World War to help movement due to the muddy conditions, especially prevalent in the Ypres Sector.
Sketch of Westhoek Ridge in Belgium. Duckboards can be seen in the left of this sketch, and they were heavily relied upon in this area as the muddy conditions made it difficult to walk through without
Sketch of the landscape of the area of Zonnebeke in Belgium. This area was in the Ypres Sector and was completely devastated during the First World War. The Battles of Ypres and the Battle of Passchen
Ivan Clear Stretton (31903) served as a Gunner in the 13th Australia Artillery Brigade during the First World War. Between 1917 and 1918 he served in France and Belgium in the Ypres and Somme regions.
Depicts three soldiers wearing tin helmets looking out across the battlefield at Westhoek Ridge. A wrecked pillbox appears in the background with two gun limbers near it. Will Dyson was the first Aust
Ivan Clear Stretton (31903) served as a Gunner in the 13th Australia Artillery Brigade during the First World War. Between 1917 and 1918 he served in France and Belgium in the Ypres and Somme regions.
Sketch of soldiers from the 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion hiking up a mountain. Dargie noted: "After staging at Kesawai for the night, the battalion set off at first light next day to climb Fe
