The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Unidentified Australian engineers climbing out of a trench to follow a party of infantry (background right), at a practice firing of a Bangalore Torpedo. This torpedo was devised by Australian engineers and consisted of a long iron tube filled with aminol. Placed under the enemy wire their explosion created a gap in the entanglements through which attacking troops could pass. Note four sheds in the background (far left). See E04731 for the torpedo.
Two unidentified engineers of the 4th Field Company preparing an experimental Bangalore Torpedo during a practice firing. The torpedo was devised by Australian engineers and consisted of a long iron
The explosion of an experimental 'Bangalore Torpedo' near Corbie. The torpedo consisted of a long pipe filled with explosives, which was placed under the enemy barbed wire entanglements, and detonated
Group portrait of members of the 4th Field Company of Australian Engineers viewing the wide gap in the wire blown by an experimental 'Bangalore Torpedo'. These 'torpedoes', devised by the Australian E
Barbed wire entanglements along the Hindenburg Line, between Bullecourt and Riencourt, demolished by artillery fire in May 1917. Before the Australian attack on 3 May, a good deal of the wire cutting
Sapper E A Hayne, 2/4 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, examining the wreckage of a japanese baby car found on the Vasey Highway during the OBOE 2 Operation. Note on the left at the rear of t
Vietnam. 1966-03-18. Australian soldiers examine anti-tank missiles captured from the Viet Cong during Operation Rolling Stone in the Ben Cat area. A home-made Bangalore torpedo made from hollow bambo
