View of the Pozieres battlefield, taken from the Windmill. It was here that Australian troopssaw ...

View of the Pozieres battlefield, taken from the Windmill. It was here that Australian troopssaw some of the their earliest serious fighting on the Western Front. Early in the morning of 23 July 1916, their great struggle for Pozieres commenced and continued right through to the end of the following month, by which time they had gained the village and the ridge which the view embraces. The Australian force was relieved by Canadian troops, but they continued to fight alongside the Canadians for thirty six hours. They mixed together, fighting under each other's officers, until the Canadian Highlanders were well entrenched in the lines the Australians had won and held. "Nature, in her kindly mood, has hidden many a scar and many a grave on this historic and desolate area, which Australian valour and sacrifice has made a place of hallowed memory". In the centre is the 2nd Divisional Memorial erected by the 7th Field Company of Australian Engineers in memory of members of the Division who fell in the operations of July and August 1916. A tank is visible in the background (far right). Note the numerous shell holes across the countryside. This is a digitally combined composite panorama made up of ten separate images. It is only available as a digital print. The ten images are also available separately at E01003A, E01003B, E01003C, E01003D, E01003E, E01003F, E01003G, E01003H, E01003I and E01003J.