E05748
Photograph E05748 Period 1910-1919A group of unidentified Australian soldiers standing in front of the 1st Division Memorial. The German stronghold known as Gibraltar can be seen on the right side of the image. Gibraltar was a concr
E05744 Accession Number: E05744
Description
Two Australian officers and one soldier, all unidentified, standing in front of the Gibraltar pillbox, the German stronghold captured by the Australians in July 1916. The Germans, aware of Pozieres strategic importance, created Panzersturm (Armourpost) at the entrance to Pozieres on the Albert side, by reinforcing a concrete tower, that had been part of a farmhouse, with steel grid. From here German machine-gun fire from the Armourpost covered all directions. The British named the post Gibraltar because of its strength and it remained standing after Pozieres was reduced to rubble in the British assault between 13 July and 17 July 1916. Note the crosses on the right, the large cross is probably the cross erected in memory of the officers, NCO's and men of the 1st Division, who fell in the battles of July and August 1916.
Details
Accession Number
E05744
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Date Made
9 October 1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Australian Official Photograph
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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