The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of unidentified Australian engineers erecting barbed wire entanglements in a field. At the time German forces were pressing their attacks against the 1st Australian Division a few kilometres away near Strazeele and Merris. Note several buildings are visible along the horizon.
Five unidentified members of the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade preparing their camp for the night. Several village buildings are visible in the background. A few miles away, near Strazeele and Mer
Five unidentified members of the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade preparing their camp for the night. The bedding being carried by several soldiers was obtained from the shelled and deserted homestead
A group of unidentified members of the 1st Australian Infantry Brigade 'digging in' for the night, using bedding obtained from the shelled and deserted homesteads in the vicinity. The village of Borr
A convoy of motor lorries standing by the main road during continued fighting at Armentieres. The German Offensive had begun near Armentieres on 9 April, but was checked by the 1st Australian Divisio
La Fere, France, March 1917. German Army soldiers erecting barbed wire entanglements in an evacuated area by the Crozat Canal. (Donor German War Museum: Bufa 2390)
View of Mont de Cats and Merris taken from Strazeele. A dirt road cuts across from the far left to the centre and several houses can be seen against the horizon. This panorama is one of a series tak