A machine-gun post on the Somme Canal - deceptively quiet in 1918.
Private William James Bale enlisted on Anzac Day 1917. Once in England for training he became ill and spent some time in hospital and convalescing. He did not arrive in France until February 1918. Intended for the 59th Battalion, he was transferred as soon as he arrived in France to the 38th Battalion.
Rod Martin outlines the Australians' campaign of 1918 that contributed to the end of the war, and William's part in it.