The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait of unidentified Australians, probably 5th Battalion men, in Egypt. The hut in the background was constructed with strips of rush matting streched on a wooden framework. They were used as mess huts and in some cases as sleeping quarters.
A group of unidentified soldiers, probably 5th Battalion AIF, lined up for a haircut. The 'barber' is smoking a cigarette while cutting his 'clients' hair who is sitting on a wooden fuit box. Note t
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.
A group of unidentified men of the 5th Battalion resting outside a tent after a days training in the desert. Many of the men are smoking pipes or cigarettes and reading. An umbrella is lying across
5th Battalion men observing from the 5th Battalion Post. One of the men is looking through a telescope while others are lying on the ground, rifles are on the mound of sand in front of them. Rolled
Two soldiers, probably 5th Battalion men, signalling with a heliograph.
Probably 5th Battalion men inspecting sandbag trenches and revetments on the defensive line in the Suez Canal Zone.
