The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A spectacular battlefield scene, showing members of the 45th Battalion near Ascension Farm, on the morning of 18 September, watching, from their final objective just previously gained, the artillery barrage falling on the retreating enemy. The harassed Germans could be seen desperately racing up the slopes of the hill in an endeavour to escape the searching shellfire and hail of machine gun bullets. Left to right: unidentified (lower left foreground); 15272 Private (Pte) J. O'Hehir; Pte J. Pitman; 2175 Pte W. Fletcher; unidentified (kneeling on right knee).
Troops of D Company, 45th Battalion, at their newly captured objective between Bellenglise and Le Verguier, overlooking Ascension Gully, in front of the Hindenburg Outpost Line. They are seen sniping
Members of the 45th Battalion halted at their final objective in the advance beyond Le Verguier. A Lewis gunner is seen taking advantage of the opportunity to snipe the retreating Germans, who at that
Men of the 48th Battalion who had assisted in the capture of the first objective in the fighting near Le Verguier, watching the advance of the 45th Battalion towards Ascension Farm, which was the fina
The 45th Battalion at the final objective of 18 September, overlooking Ascension Valley, near Le Verguier. The fourth soldier from the right is sniping a German, who can be discerned running up the hi
Men of the 45th Battalion, following close behind a creeping artillery barrage, which is sweeping the enemy positions in front of Ascension Farm, near Le Verguier. These positions were the objective o
Hurdcott, Wiltshire, England. 18 December 1918. Troops at the 12th Training Battalion, issuing coal for use in huts (winter issue). Each hut has a tub, numbered, which is brought to coal yard by the h
