The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A row of pontoons on wagons parked in the Domain Park Camp. The pontoons were made in the workshops at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, for the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (1RANBT) . 1RANBT was originally bound for England but was diverted to the Dardanells and assigned to support the the British Army landings at Suvla in August 1915. The 1RANBT landed at Suvla Bay on 7 August 1915 and the 50 pontoons carried from Australia were used to good effect.
A row of pontoons on wagons parked in the Domain Park Camp. The pontoons were made in the workshops at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, for the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (1RANBT). 1RANBT was
Men of the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (RANBT) inspecting pontoons on wagons parked in the Domain Park Camp. The pontoons were made in the workshops at Cockatoo Island, Sydney, for the 1st R
Fatigue parties of the1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train (1RANBT) involved in construction work at Suvla.
Kangaroo Beach, Suvla, showing permanent crib piers which were erected by the 1st Royal Australian Navy Bridging Train to replace pontoons for bad weather.
"The solid piers built by the 1st Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train to replace the pontoon piers at Kangaroo Beach Suvla" (Original inscription). "Kangaroo Beach, Suvla. Showing permanent 'Crib' P
Petty Officers of the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train at Domain Camp, Melbourne 1915.
