Pozieres - Holding the Heights Part 3

Preparing for the Final Assault

The Central Way looking in the direction of Mouquet Farm.

Having failed in their initial attempt to seize the German positions, the Australian 2nd Division made preparations for another attempt. However the date for this attempt was to be determined by the rate of preparation. As numbers of engineers went forward to prepare the jumping off and approach trenches, the casualty toll continued to rise. Some Brigade commanders chaffed at the delay, but General Brudenell White would not commit the Division until all efforts were made to ensure success.

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Aerial photograph of the battlefield. The road running along the south is the Bapaume Road. The remains of the village run along the centre of Bapaume Road.

Courtesy AWM.

Charles Bean (left) and others survey the battlefield Pozieres in May 1917.

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An Australian solder in what was left of OG1, looking towards The Windmill.

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A stretcher party making their way back through Pozieres village during the subsequent fighting at Mouquet Farm.

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