The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The furthest post towards Morlancourt taken by the Australians during the advance. It is within bombing distance (less than forty yards of the enemy). These trenches were taken by the 58th and 59th Battalions on 4 July 1918, in a night attack on the enemy positions at Morlancourt on the Ancre River. The attack was carried out simultaneously with the Battle of Hamel some miles to the south on the Somme and was completely successful. The American soldiers are two of a party of ten or twelve attached to the 15th Australian Infantry Brigade about this time for purposes of instruction. Back row, left to right (behind sandbags): 2856 Private (Pte) H. J. Ahearn, B Company, 58th Battalion; American soldier. Front row: American soldier; 2945 Pte A. G. Pontifex, B Company, 58th Battalion; 4760 Lance Corporal N. Rintel, B Company, 58th Battalion; 8837 Pte G. R. Piper, B Company, 58th Battalion (sitting, partially obscured); 1782 Sergeant A. Zimmer, B Company, 58th Battalion.
The house near Ville-sur-Ancre, upon which a successful local attack was carried out by companies of the 58th and 59th Battalions, during the battle of Hamel. The building, which marked the extreme le
Group portrait of the staff of the 5th Divisional Baths, at the entrance at Daours. Back row, left to right: W. J. Brown, 30th Battalion; Private (Pte) J. P. McMahon, 56th Battalion. Middle row: Pte L
Three unidentified members of the 2nd Divisional Pioneers erecting camouflage screens along the Franvillers Road. Franvillers was the centre of the reserve system for the troops operating on Morlancou
Group portrait of the Band of the 9th Battalion. Left to right, back row: 5820 Private (Pte) J. E. McCorkell; 6227 Pte G. Banner; 2859 Pte T. B. McPherson; 5817 Pte J. T. Morgen; 4775 Pte L. J. Eklund
Australian cyclists viewing one of the many German howitzers captured that morning during the advance of the Australian troops. Identified left to right: 2440 Lance Corporal E. L. Jackson, Headquarte
Australian stretcher bearers of the 11th Australian Infantry Brigade conversing with their Australian and American comrades at the newly-consolidated positions, after the battle of Hamel on 4 July 191
