The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Belgian coastal dunes between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). On the horizon are the towns of Snaeskerke (Snaaskerke) and Oudenbourg (Oudenburg). A planned advance in the coastal sector during the British offensive in Flanders was foiled when the Germans attacked on 10 July 1917. Some members of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, who had been successfully tunnelling through the sand dunes towards the German trenches, were captured in the tunnels; a few escaped across the Yser River to Nieuport. This is the fourth image in a five part panorama. See EZ0174P for the combined image.
The Belgian coastal dunes at Nieuport (now Nieuwpoort). On the horizon are the churches at Jabbeke and Ghistelles (Gistel). A planned advance in the coastal sector during the British offensive in Fl
The Belgian coast between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). Among the buildings on the horizon are a hotel, two churches and a cathedral at Oostende. On the left in the middle distan
The Belgian coast between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). Clustered on the left are various important buildings at Ostende; beyond, left to right, are the towns of Middlekerke, Nieu
The Belgian coastal dunes between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). Silhoutted on the horizon is the church at Leffinghe (Leffinge). A planned advance in the coastal sector during th
The Belgian coastal dunes between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). Silhoutted on the horizon is the church at Leffinghe (Leffinge). A planned advance in the coastal sector during th
The Belgian coast between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). Clustered on the left are various important buildings at Ostende; beyond, left to right, are the towns of Middlekerke, Nieu
The Belgian coast between Ostende (now Oostende) and Nieuport (Nieuwpoort). Among the buildings on the horizon are a hotel, two churches and a cathedral at Oostende. On the left in the middle distan
The Belgian coastal dunes at Nieuport (now Nieuwpoort). On the horizon are the churches at Jabbeke and Ghistelles (Gistel). A planned advance in the coastal sector during the British offensive in Fl
Two unidentified members of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company fitting up bunks in the tunnels under the dunes near the Belgian coast. The unit was at the time attached to british troops operating
A typical view of the country in the Nieuport-Bains Sector, where the 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company was engaged. Sandbagged dugouts built amongst the sand dunes appear in the foreground, and the s
