The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Following the evacuation from Gallipoli each AIF Battalion was split in two. One half retained the original designation and was reinforced to full strength. The other half became the core of a new battalion. Here the half of the 5th Battalion that became the 57th Battalion is parading before marching off to its new lines.
Following the evacuation from Gallipoli each AIF Battalion was split in two. One half retained the original designation and was reinforced to full strength. The other half became the core of a new b
A group of unidentified soldiers, probably 5th Battalion AIF, who have just finished shaving, one of the soldiers still has a full face of shaving cream on.
Probably 5th Battalion men resting on the desert, their rifles are resting on the parapet and pointing towards the enemy lines at right.
5th Battalion AIF men at a unit outpost in the defensive trenchlines. The soldier is using a tripod mounted telescope, others are lying down and resting (rear). Their rifles are resting on the parap
5th Battalion men, just back in Egypt from Gallipoli, travelling in standard gauge open rail wagons to the Suez Canal defences which they garrisoned until they were transferred to France in March and
Three unidentified soldiers of the 5th Battalion serving in the Suez Canal defences, holding rifles sitting outside a shelter made with waterproof sheets. The soldier in the centre is smoking a pipe
