The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A line of concrete shelters (pillboxes) in the swamp of Nonne Bosschen, taken by the 1st Division, showing the condition of the depressions on the battlefield even after several weeks of dry weather. Note the water filled craters in the foreground.
View of the battlefield round Nonne Bosschen, looking towards Glencorse Wood, twenty four hours after the Australian advance. The body of the dead German soldier lies in the foreground.
Unidentified soldiers of the 1st Division outside their shelter at Nonne Bosschen, in the Ypres sector. The only respect in which these structures are strong is in contrast to the concrete fortresses
The battlefield of Pozieres in May 1917, near the head of the Centreway, in the old German trench system. The two craters in the foreground are filled with water.
Soldiers near a line of German concrete strong points captured near Hannebeek, in the Ypres sector in Belgium, a few days after their capture. Note the large water filled crater in the foreground.
The ruins of two German pillboxes in a French village. The pillboxes were part of the strong German third line at this point, which British troops, attacking in conjunction with the 5th Australian Di
Three unidentified Australians outside a concrete dugout near the Helles track, in the Ypres sector. Note the duckboard track in the foreground wearing past water filled shell holes.
