The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The 9th Field Company of Australian engineers constructing a dugout for 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters. The next day, from this point, the operations of the Brigade were directed in the attack on Bray and Happy Valley to the left of it. Identified, left to right: Sapper (Spr) J. Cartledge; Sergeant W. E. Donnelly; Spr E. Gaudzinski (foreground); Spr C. Grew (barechested on top of dugout); Corporal H. Mitchell (sitting on front of dugout); 9876 Second Corporal Reginald James T. Gay (standing beside doorway of dugout). The other men are unidentified.
The belt is composed of five (5) elements. There are three fabric elements of coarse cotton webbing, joined by two spring elements. Consider that the belt runs from End A to End B – from the alloy loo
The bridge across the Somme, near Cappy, after its destruction by the Germans in their retreat. Australian Engineers of the 9th Field Company are seen constructing a new bridge alongside the wreckage.
Near Bray. A group of Germans captured by the 34th and 35th Battalions, in the attack between the town and Happy Valley on the left of it. In the counter attack in the evening, the 47th British Divisi
Labuan Island. 11 June 1945. Two Salvation Army men provided tea for members of the 9th Platoon, 2/15th Field Company, employed in filling in bomb craters on the road. Pictured, left to right (standin
Australian Field Artillery, moving up to advanced positions near Bray, during the attack by the 9th Infantry Brigade at Happy Valley, on the left of the town.
An unidentified sergeant stands beside a statue and large cross surrounded by a wrought iron fence at the cross and fork roads at Calvaire, in front of Bray. At this point the 9th Australian Infantry
Australian Transport in 'Happy Valley', near Bray, passing an enemy gun, believed to be mined. Happy Valley was the scene of severe fighting by the 9th Infantry Brigade in the operations to the left o
