The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An unidentified fatigue party of thirteen of the 22nd Battalion bringing up coils of barbed wire on the light railway for use in entanglements at Ploegsteert Wood. Hill 63 (behind soldier second from left), Strafers Nest and La Hutte (behind soldier seventh from left) appear in the background. Note the heavy cover of snow on the ground.
Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium. 26 December 1917. Men of the 22nd Battalion, laying down wire entanglements, behind the line at Ploegsteert Wood. Hill 63 is seen in the background. The men were living in h
Strafer's Nest and Ploegsteert Wood. The trees in the background line a road that leads from Strafer's Nest to Messines. Note a trench entrance on the right and barbed wire entanglements across the
Strafer's Nest and Ploegsteert Wood. The trees in the background line a road that leads from Strafer's Nest to Messines, which is situated in the area in the far left background. Note a trench entra
Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium. 26 December 1917. A party of the 22nd Battalion, constructing apron wire entanglements as a part of the rear defences of this sector. The were living in hutments at Kortepyp
Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium. January 1917. A British Army soldier, in a front line trench, on look out duty behind barbed wire in No Man's Land. (Donor Imperial War Museum Q4655)
Aisne Area, France. c. 1918. The body of a German soldier lies close to barbed wire entanglements near Chandun. (Donor French Government)
