The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The reserve Somme winter line switch trench showing infantry of the 1st Division in rest. At this time, troops were withdrawn to this reserve line for a few days before a second term of duty in the front line, where the conditions were almost beyond endurance.
Men of the 9th Battalion, making a dump of rifle ammunition from a wagon marked with a Rising sun around the number 1 indicating the 1st Division near the line at Froissy. At this time the Germans ast
This town, one of the main railway centres in Flanders, was threatened by the German Offensive which began near Armentieres on 9 April. The 1st Division, which had just been sent from near this area t
A view of the Flers Battlefield, showing an old front line trench improved by the Australians during the winter of 1916-1917 on the Somme. Note the sandbagged area in the right foreground.
The members of the 3rd Division preparing a new trench system near Mericourt, in France, two days after the first onslaught of the enemy had been checked beyond the junction of the Ancre and the Somme
Unidentified Australian troops in a reserve camp, situated in the Swan Area, about to evacuate the camp after a few days rest before entering the line in the Ypres Salient. Note the horse drawn wagon
Unidentified Australian troops in a reserve camp, situated in the Swan Area, about to evacuate the camp after a few days rest before entering the line in the Ypres Salient. Note the observation ballo
