The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South Africa, c. 1901. A two storey fortified house at Middelburg during the South African (Boer) War. The ground floor veranda has been fortified with sandbags and corrugated iron. Note the firing slits in the corrugated iron. The whole building is surrounded by barbed wire.
Ermelo, South Africa, c. 1901. Boer prisoners in a prisoner of war compound near Ermelo during the South African (Boer) War. The prisoners are in a barbed wire enclosure. Their sleeping quarters have
TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1901. "BLOCK HOUSE ON ROAD BETWEEN DE JAGERS DRIFT AND VRYHEID, TRANSVAAL, OCCUPIED BY SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT". THE CORRUGATED IRON STRUCTURE WITH EARTH AND ROCK IS SURR
South Africa, c. 1901. Australian details camp at Middelburg during the South African (Boer) War. Two soldiers are seen behind a depiction, on the ground, of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, made out of
South Africa, c. 1901. A stone block house, no 15, surrounded by barbed wire. This block house is in position to guard a bridge (not seen). The entrance is elevated and is accessed by retractable step
South Africa, c. 1901. Middelburg cemetery during the South African (Boer) War. The white wooden cross marks the grave of 653 Sidney Aherns (possibly Sydney Ahrens) who died, age 22, on 19 November 19
MAFEKING, SOUTH AFRICA, C. 1900. ONE OF THE BOER FORTS SURROUNDING THE TOWN. TRENCH SYSTEM FORTIFIED BY EARTHWORKS AND WEIGHTED CORRUGATED-IRON ROOFING. (DONOR C. BOOTH)
