The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of an old German concrete shelter at Messines, in July 1917. It was taken by the New Zealanders in their capture of the village, with the 3rd Division attacking on the right.
View of the ruins of an old German concrete dugout at Messines, in Belgium. Inside the shelter were several human remains, and the pool in the foreground (not in view) was discoloured by the blood of
View of Huns walk at Messines, in Belgium, in November 1917. This area was captured by the 39th Battalion during the Battle of Messines, but at the date the photograph was taken it was held by the 14t
The Messines Ridge, in Flanders, was attacked on 7 June 1917, the II Anzac Corps forming the right of the British attack. (The New Zealand Division took Messines, the 4th Australian Division continuin
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
An old German dugout and gun emplacement at DeConinck Farm, east of Messines. The view is taken looking towards Blaawepoortbeck, near which the advance of the 4th Division beyond Messines ended.
View of a German concrete gum emplacement, wrecked by British shell fire, at Messines, when the remains of the gun blown up by the enemy were still inside the shelter.
