The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A panorama looking northwest along Bapaume Road towards Mont St Quentin, showing the extensive shell damage to the village buildings and surrounds. In the background (left) is a ruined factory, probably the St Denis Sugar Factory. Note a sign on the right, with an arrow directing to the right, the towns of Aizecourt-le-Haut, Nurlu, and Fins. Sheet 62C NW, taken from map reference I. 22. b. 37. 25.
The countryside around Mont St Quentin and Peronne. In the background is the railway embankment where the 53rd Battalion were dug in immediately prior to their attack in that area on 1 September 1918
The destroyed St. Denis Sugar Factory and Railway line, near Peronne. During the attack on Mont St. Quentin, on 1 September 1918, the 53rd Battalion were for a time entrenched along the embankment of
An unidentified soldier on top of a Mark V (male) Battle Tank, during salvage operations of derelict tanks. Chalked on the side of the tank is 'The Knuts, Tres Bon'. In the background (right) the
Five British servicemen and an unidentified officer, possibly Australian, relaxing around a Mark V (male) Battle Tank during a break from salvaging derelict tanks. Chalked on the side of the tank is '
A view from the Bapaume Road looking east towards Mont St Quentin (right).
View of the countryside from Bapaume Road to Mont St Quentin. This panorama is one of a series taken by the Australian War Records Section. The original is a 10 inch x 30 inch long 'Cirkut' camera n