The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Near Fromelles, France. 11 November 1918. View of a point near Fromelles where the 5th Division suffered severe losses in the battle of 19 July 1916. The ditch shown was fed with water from the River des Layes, flowing through the low lying areas, which at that time was a portion of no man's land. Some of the old wire still remains. One of the factors contributing to the heavy casualties sustained in this battle was the flooding of the area by the Germans after the Australians had reached their objective.
The ruins of Fleurbaix, as they appeared on 16 November 1918. This village was the scene of a costly attack by the 5th Division on 19 July 1916, which marked the Division's first battle on French soil
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. HMAS AUSTRALIA AFTER HER RETURN FROM THE ALLIED INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. THE "AUSTRALIA" SUFFERED DAMAGE AND LOSSES AT THE LANDING AT LEYTE ISLAND IN 1944-10, AND AT LING
Fromelles, France. 11 November 1918. The old no man's land of the Fromelles Battlefield, as it appeared on 11 November 1918, over two years after the action in which the troops of the 5th Australian D
Fromelles, France. 11 November 1918. View of the concrete observation posts erected in the ruined church and adjacent buildings, from which the low country before the village was dominated. It was in
Fromelles, France. 11 November 1918. View of the concrete observation posts erected in the ruined church and adjacent buildings, from which the low country before the village was dominated. It was in
HMAS Australia after her return from the Allied invasion of the Philippine Islands. The Australia suffered severe damage and losses at the landing at Leyte Island in October 1944, and at Lingayen Gulf
