The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Machine gunners of the 2nd Division, on the day of the Australian occupation of Bapaume, 17 March 1917, resting on the German railway which was laid down along the main Bapaume road. The burning town is seen in the background.
Machine gunners passing along on the Western outskirts of Bapaume, in France, moving up to new positions, following the occupation of the town by Australian troops on 17 March 1917. Note the soldier s
A scene in the burning town of Bapaume, in France, on 17 March 1917, the day of its occupation by the Australian troops.
A general view of the burning town of Bapaume, from the 'Butte' on the ramparts on the day of the Australian occupation, 17 March 1917.
View of the Town Hall in Bapaume, seen through the smoke of the burning houses on 17 March, 1917, the day the town was occupied by the Australians.
View of the Mairie (Town Hall) in Bapaume, burning on the day the Australians entered the town, 17 March 1917.
C Company of the 30th Battalion resting on the outskirts of Bapaume, on 17 March 1917, the day of its capture by our troops. A German shrapnel shell bursting over the town shows above the centre of th
