The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Riencourt area, France, 1917. A captured and partially ruined German gun pit, with the Riencourt Road in the background. Riencourt was located to the southeast of Bapaume.
Riencourt, France, 1917. The entrance to a German dugout in an area southeast of Bapaume. The word "Australia" has been written on the lintel above the entrance to the dugout, indicating that it was p
Riencourt, France, 1917. An Australian soldier, probably a member of the 2nd Divisional Signals Company, 1st AIF, standing on a rubble-strewn street among ruined buildings damaged by enemy bombardment
Villers, France, 1917. The entrance to an abandoned German dugout in the ruined town located southeast of Bapaume. The entrance is well constructed of masonry.
Villers, France, 1917. The entrances to abandoned German dugouts which had been built into the cellars of ruined houses in the town. The entrances are protected with stacks of sandbags. The town was l
Beaulencourt, France, 1917. Damaged wagons and ruined buildings in the town located southeast of Bapaume.
Bapaume-Cambrai area, France, 1917. Sunken road running from Haplincourt to Villers southeast of Bapaume. The road is lined with abandoned German dugouts. (Donor B. Garcia)
