The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
View of the Ancre battlefield from the British front line. The trees on the horizon are in the village of Courcelette. The Ancre River flows into the Somme east of Amiens. The French and German lines faced each other across the tongue of land between the two rivers from September 1914 until the launching of the Allied Somme Offensive on 1 July 1916.
Sketch of the Ancre River with a man untying a boat. The river flows into the Somme east of Amiens. The French and German lines faced each other across the tongue of land between the two rivers from S
Looking south-southeast to houses in the village of Buire sur Ancre (Buire), with a dense line of tall trees standing on the banks of the River Ancre (not in view) behind them and higher ground rising
Buire-sur-Ancre, France, 1918-05-27. Looking southeast to houses and the church (centre) in the village of Buire-sur-Ancre, with tall trees standing on the banks of the River Ancre (not in view) behin
Buire-sur-Ancre area, France, 1918-05-27. Looking southeast to the outskirts of the village of Buire-sur-Ancre (midground, right), with a line of tall trees standing on the banks of the River Ancre (n
Dernancourt area, France, 1918-05-27. A crossroads in Sector D.24.c lies in fields west of the village of Dernancourt which slope down to the Albert-Amiens railway line and, beyond it, tall trees lini
Debris on a French battlefield, possibly the remains of a village. Shattered trees can be seen on the horizon.
