The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An illustration of the open warfare conditions which prevailed during the offensive along the Somme in August 1918. The picture shows a gun of the 4th Brigade of Australian Field Artillery in action near Clery. Shells are piled up beside the two guns, only one of which is in use. The enemy put up a stiff resistance in this area from 29 August to 1 September against the Australian troops.
The guns with their crew of the 112th Australian Howitzer Battery, in the open fields near Hamel, during the morning of the opening of the great offensive, on 8 August 1918. Note the large stack of sh
The approach to Artillery Ridge is one that gives defenders maxiumum assistance in the form of a narrow ridge and steep slopes with little cover. The approach was made under a mortar and artillery bar
Somme position, Section III, Hamel. Dots and dashes line shows Australian line, 7 April. Dotted line shows Australian line, after Battle of Hamel, 4 July. Black line shows line from which Australian a
Four unidentified members of the 4th Battalion at Vauvillers, having a brief rest prior to moving up to the offensive operations in the Lihons area where stiff resistance to the Australian advance was
Ham, France. c. 23 March 1918. An allied storage area captured by the Germans during fighting in the Somme. Munitions and shells are stacked in wooden structures beside which is a railway and train. T
The village of Suzanne and surrounding country, when the 3rd Division was operating in this vicinity. In the wood in the foreground was located the Headquarters of the 37th, 38th, and 38th Battalions
