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Photograph E00216 First World War, 1914-1918Near Le Barque, France. A portion of the German front line trenches where they faced Australian troops during the severe winter of 1916-17. Note a duckboard track on the floor of the trench.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Near Le Barque, France. The front line trenches which were occupied by the Germans during the severe winter of 1916-17.
Near Le Barque, France. A portion of the German front line trenches where they faced Australian troops during the severe winter of 1916-17. Note a duckboard track on the floor of the trench.

Le Barque. The ruins of a French village that was close to the line held by the Germans during winter 1916-1917 after the fighting on the Somme. The 3rd Brigade occupied the village on 27 February a
A line of soldiers, vehicles and horses marching near the Butte-de-Warlencourt. This ancient mound near the village of Warlencourt, France, lay directly in the German front-line opposite the British a

A line of soldiers, ambulances, wagons and horses marching near the Butte de Warlencourt. This ancient mound near the village of Warlencourt, France, lay directly in the German front-line opposite the

Le Transloy. A sugar factory that was destroyed by shell fire. The village was close to the front line that the Australians occupied on the Somme during winter 1916-1917; they entered it when pursui

Reconnaissance sketch delineating Le Barque, Ligny-Thilloy, Gueudecourt and Beaulencourt in relation to Lark Hill and Needle Trench.The villages of Le Barque and Thilloy were fortifications part of a
