The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The railway line east of the railway bridge at Dernancourt, along which the Australians had established outpost positions. It was one of the first points assaulted by the enemy in his attack on 5 April 1918.
Strazeele, France. 28 July 1918. The railway station which was 100 yards west of a front outpost line the 1st Infantry Brigade, AIF, established during the German Army offensive in April 1918. (Donor
The German offensive, 1918. In the foreground, immediately south of the River Ancre, is the village of Treux, which was seized by the 3rd Australian Division upon its arrival in this area. On the extr
The Albert-Amiens Railway Line, where it runs through the village of Dernancourt. A decisive battle was fought on this ground on 5 April 1918, when the Germans of four divisions vainly endeavoured by
View from the 'jumping off' point of the 53rd Battalion on the railway line towards the ramparts of Peronne. It was from the ramparts that the enemy directed heavy flank fire against the troops of the
The railway bridge, after it had been repaired following its recapture in August 1918. Heavy fighting by the 52nd Battalion occurred at this point in the battle of 5 April 1918.
Improvised British sign made of unfinished tin with words 'BRIDGE MINED' stencilled in white paint. There are three nail holes along the top edge of the sign. This sign indicated that the railway b
