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18th Btn Living History Group's Photo Page
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Here are a few pics of my relatives that actally fought with the 18th Btn & also our group from when we first started, up to more recent events.
These pictures should show you what we do & how we do it. It should also give good examples of WWI Australian uniform & equipt.This page is still under construction so please call back soon.

Watch this space for video footage of us.

John James ferguson (my great Uncle)18th Btn 1916. D.O.W. 12 Aug 1918

Bill Ferguson 15yrs old, taken before embarkation to Gallipoli 1915

'Uncle' Bill, late 1918 at 18yrs old after the war.

Uncle Bill (white hat rear) Cairo W.I.A. at hill 60 1915

Bill Ferguson (white hat) & some cobbers, Hospital Cairo 1915

C.S.M. Brissett at 5:30am kitting up for our anual 21km(13miles) Route march.

Getting ready to go. 5:30am Route march

Getting ready for sore feet, bad backs & chafed shoulders.

Diggers & 1788 marines on the road. Route march.

The end of the road, marching into St Albans route march

Last minute equipt check before going into 'action'. Old Sydney Town Time-line event.

The 'evil Hun' brought to heel. OST time line event 2000

Moving into the front line.

Strengthening a precarious position

jayson 'hops the bags' to stalk fritzie.

Our little wet home in a trench

Waiting for the invitable 'counter attack'.

Fritz Von Blockhouzen

Kamraaad!!! Nicht shizen!!

You heff bully-beef??

For me zer var iz offer, Ja???

The barrage gas stopped & now we wait for the 'Hun' to attack.

Here they come.....

The attack starts & we give the 'Hun' hell! (we hate uninvited guests)

Checking equipt (& body parts) after the attack

Using the periscope rifle & trench periscope to spot wounded huns in no-mans land.

Clearing a french barn 1918.

Sniper! one of the diggers gets knocked.

mateship was everything to the Diggers, you dont leave your mates.