The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Cooks of the 4th Australian Machine Gun Company preparing breakfast in the open at Pont de Nieppe, after an overnight bivouac. On the left are two camp ovens and there are a number of dixies in the foreground. The troops are marching forward with other units from the 4th Division from Neuf Berquin (French Flanders) to Neuve Eglise (Belgian Flanders) in preparation for the Battle of Messines which started on 7 June 1917. Identified on the far right is 1927 Private (Pte) William Castle MM. Pte Castle, a company cook, was awarded the Military Medal for his actions on 11 April 1917 when he continued to serve wounded men tea and cocoa while the cookhouse was under heavy bombardment.
The 4th Australian Machine Gun Company parade on a Sunday morning at Pont de Nieppe after an overnight bivouac in the open while en route from Neuf Berquin (French Flanders) to Neuve Eglise (Belgian F
The 4th Australian Machine Gun Company approaching Steenweerck with other units of the 4th Brigade and the 4th Division, en route from Neuf Berquin (French Flanders) to Neuve Eglise (Belgian Flanders)
Officers of the 4th Australian Machine Gun Company at gun practice with Vickers machine guns in old trenches near Estaire. They are en route from Neuf Berquin (French Flanders) to Neuve Eglise (Belgia
Officers of the 4th Australian Machine Gun Company taking a lunch break during gun practice in old trenches near Estaires. They are en route from Neuf Berquin (French Flanders) to Neuve Eglise (Belgia
Studio portrait of 881 Private (Pte) William Charles Hazzard, 41st Battalion from Richmond River, NSW. A 34 year old horse driver prior to enlisting on 8 March 1916, he embarked for overseas service w
Unidentified members of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company camouflaging a machine gun position at the base of a bridge at Pont de Nieppe. The two soldiers underneath the centre arch are laying dem