The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Debris from overturned German pillboxes which were destroyed by the larger of two huge mines exploded by the Australians prior to the Battle of Messines. The explosions prepared the way for the advance of the 9th Australian Brigade on 7 June 1917. This is the right hand image in a three part panorama. See E01374P for the combined image.
Overturned pillboxes and debris from German emplacements destroyed by the explosion of the larger of two mines in preparation of the advance of the 9th Australian Brigade in the Battle of Messines on
Debris from overturned German pillboxes which were destroyed by the larger of two huge mines exploded by the Australians prior to the Battle of Messines. The explosions prepared the way for the advan
Overturned pillboxes and debris from German emplacements destroyed by the explosion of the larger of two mines in preparation of the advance of the 9th Australian Brigade in the Battle of Messines on
A huge crater caused by a mine which had exploded about a week after the village had been taken by the troops of the 5th Division following the advance of 2 April 1917. Note several damaged village b
An unidentified soldier viewing a huge crater caused by a mine which had exploded about a week after the village had been taken by the troops of the 5th Division following the advance of 2 April 1917.
No man's land at St Yves, which was crossed by the 9th and 10th Brigades during their attack on Messines Ridge on 7 July 1917. Note the trench and debris in the background (centre). This is the left
St Yves, Belgium. The water filled mine crater which exploded near St Ives on 7 June 1917. This was the southern most of the nineteen huge mines exploded by the British at the 'zero' hour of the ass
