Fromelles Military Cemetery is a First World War cemetery built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the outskirts of Fromelles in northern France, near the Belgian border. Constructed between
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery
Having sustained major attacks in 1915 at the battles of Neuve Chapelle and Aubers Ridge, German troops around Fromelles were heavily dug in by 1916, not only in trenches but also in bunkers such as this one and in fortified farm buildings.
A German propaganda postcard showing dead "English" soldiers (according to the German caption) arranged in a wooded area near Fromelles just after the battle of 19–20 July 1916. The Australian War Memorial notes that many of the soldiers are already covered with groundsheets: eyelets from groundsheets (used to lower the bodies into the deep graves) were recovered from the Pheasant Wood site.
Visitor Centre and Museum to the Battle of Fromelles
53rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 53rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1916 for service during World War I the battalion served on the Western Front until the end of the war, before being brie
Members of the Australian 53rd Battalion on 19 July 1916 before the Battle of Fromelles.
Private William Currey, who received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin.
55th/53rd Battalion wounded, Sanananda, December 1942