The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The mangled remains of German prisoners awaiting burial by an Australian burial party. The prisoners, killed the previous morning when a German shell burst among them while being escorted to a prisoner of war cage, were captured at Villers Bretonneux on 24-25 April. This was during the night counter attack by the 13th and 15th Australian Infantry Brigades that succeeded in driving out the German forces and recapturing the town. In the background (right) members of the burial party can be seen preparing graves.
The mangled remains of German prisoners awaiting burial by an Australian burial party. The prisoners, killed the previous morning when a German shell burst among them while being escorted to a prison
Three unidentified members of an Australian burial party standing over the mangled bodies of German prisoners. The prisoners, killed the previous morning when a German shell burst among them while be
An unidentified member of an Australian burial party collecting identification from the mangled remains of German prisoners before the bodies are buried. The prisoners, killed the previous morning by
Unidentified members of an Australian burial party standing amongst the bodies of several German prisoners killed the previous morning by a German shell while being escorted to a prisoner of war cage.
Unidentified members of an Australian burial party standing amongst the bodies of several German prisoners killed the previous morning by a German shell while being escorted to a prisoner of war cage.
Unidentified members of an Australian burial party (background) preparing to inter the bodies of several German prisoners, two days after the night attack by the 13th and 15th Australian Infantry Brig
