The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The ruins of the Central Church, which was built in the Crusader or an earlier period. The church was used by the Germans as a signal station.
This drawing shows the ruins of Albert Cathedral, with the statute of Mary hanging precariously at the top of the church. The Germans claimed that whoever made the statue fall from the church, would
The ruins of an old mosque built by the Crusaders as a Christian Church. In the foreground is a deep well which provided 20000 horses and 50000 troops with drinking water for several weeks.
Depicts the Albert Cathedral in France before it was destroyed by artillery fire. Albert was central to the First Battle of the Somme. During the war, the statue of Mary on top of the church was hit b
THE RUINS OF THE OLD MOSQUE AT CHAN YUNIS WAS BUILT BY THE CRUSADERS AS A CHRISTIAN CHURCH. (DONATED BY CAPT. J.D. CRAMP.)
THE MOSQUE ON THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT SINAI (GEBEL MUSA) SHOWING THE RUINS OF AN EARLIER CHURCH.
The church at Fremerville in France, which had been used by the enemy as a Red Cross Hospital. Three days after its capture by the Australian Troops, it was shelled and destroyed by the Germans.
