The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A soldier crouches in the entrance to a dugout where members of 2/2nd Battalion fought in the assault on Tobruk. The dugout is surrounded by piles of provisions and equipment as well as rocks. Note in the right background the cage where Italian prisoners of war were housed. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)
Italian prisoners of war (POWs) are marched along the harbour wharf prior to embarkation on the ship in the foreground. Note the destroyed Italian ships in the background. The view is as seen looking
Twin barrel Armstrong 120mm/45 (4.7-inch) naval guns, part of the Tobruk coastal defences, captured from the Italians by members of 2/2nd Battalion. Note the cage in the background where prisoners of
A soldier, possibly from 2/2nd Battalion, lies in the entrance to a dugout completely tunnelled below the ground. Note the piles of used cans and bottles at the entrance. (Original housed in AWM Archi
Julis, Palestine. 1940-08-07. Assorted provisions, including books and clothing, received by NX239 Lieutenant Bruce Brock, 2/2nd Battalion. The parcels, which were the first mail received for some mon
Bardia. 1941-01-03. Pile of provisions and clothing on the ground after an Italian Quartermaster Store was destroyed by the Allies. Note the soldier in the background, possibly from 2/2nd Battalion, w
Bardia, Libya. 1941-01. Members of 6th Division, possibly 2/2nd Battalion, in the entrance to a sandbagged dugout position. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)
