The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
LEBANON. THIS FARM HOUSE, USED BY THE VICHY FRENCH AS A MINOR GARRISON, ON THE ROAD TO ADLOUN SUFFERED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE BITTER FIGHTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE VICINITY BETWEEN THE 2/27TH AUSTRALIAN BATTALION AND THE VICHY FRENCH FORCES. (PHOTOGRAPHER: F. HURLEY).
LEBANON. THIS FARM HOUSE, USED BY THE VICHY FRENCH AS A MINOR GARRISON, ON THE ROAD TO ADLOUN SUFFERED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE BITTER FIGHTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE VICINITY BETWEEN THE 2/27TH AUSTRA
THE RESTING PLACE OF AIF MEMBERS WHO FELL DURING THE FIGHTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE ADLOUN AREA DURING THE ADVANCE INTO LEBANON. (PHOTOGRAPHER: F. HURLEY).
THE RESTING PLACE OF AIF MEMBERS WHO FELL DURING THE FIGHTING THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE ADLOUN AREA DURING THE ADVANCE INTO LEBANON. (PHOTOGRAPHER: F. HURLEY).
A PICTURESQUE CROSSING ON THE RIVER LITANI. THIS CROSSING WAS THE SCENE OF A FIERCE BATTLE BETWEEN ALLIED FORCES AND VICHY FRENCH TROOPS DURING THE ADVANCE INTO LEBANON. (PHOTOGRAPHER: F. HURLEY).
LEBANON, LITANI RIVER. AN OLD WATERWHEEL BY THE CROSSING NEAR THE COASTAL ROAD. THE ADVANCING BRITISH FORCES MET WITH STRONG RESISTANCE AT THIS POINT BEFORE DRIVING THE VICHY FRENCH FROM THEIR POSITIO
LEBANON. FIELD ORDERLY ROOM OF THE 2/6TH FIELD AMBULANCE, AIF, NEAR ADLOUN. CENTRE IS MAJOR H. M. FISHER. (PHOTOGRAPHER: F. HURLEY).
