The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The grave of "Private Savoff, 14th Battalion". In this area, two Turks were noticed engaged in a sniping duel with one Australian. An officer who saw them came back afterwards to see the result. The Australian was shot dead through the head. He had no identity disc but in his hand was a bit of paper and on it written "Private Savoff, 14th Battalion." The officer, seen standing beside the grave, buried him. However, the identity of the dead soldier remains a mystery, since no Private Savoff served with the 14th Battalion, or indeed with the AIF.
An awkward corner near north east limit of our advance. Turks held up part of 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, here for a short time on 7 July 1915. Two Turks in particular were noticed having sniping
A dead German sniper, near the Chuignolles Railway Dump, who is supposed to have been finally accounted for by a Lewis gunner of the 1st Battalion in a sniping duel. These sniping duels usually result
Circular aluminium identity disc impressed 'C.L. CHANDLER 28 A 2.A.I. C.E.' Attached by a length of string to a small brown paper package in which the identity disc was sent home to his family. A type
Tawiri, Laha, Ambon. 7 December 1945. During the excavation of Pit No. 2 at Mass Grave No. 4 site, located south west of Tawiri Village, in the Laha area, Ambon, where the remains of 135 Australian an
Studio portrait of VX62116 Private Jack Knipe 2/14th Australian Infantry Battalion. Private Knipe, of Thornbury, Victoria, enlisted on 20 August 1941 and was presumed dead on 30 August 1942 in Papua,
A burned out tank. This tank was lost to the Australians during the 2nd Battle of Gaza . The infantry were unable to keep up with it, and after being disabled by enemy shells, the crew set fire to it
