The Australian Army in Baizieux.

The village of Baizieux played an important role for the Australian army during the spring of 1918. The château, in fact, served as headquarters for the 4th Division. A prisoner-of-war camp was even set up on the outskirts of the village.
During the German advance in March 1918, the village came under threat. It was subjected to intense shelling. In this photograph taken in front of the castle walls, we can see Australian soldiers carrying a deceased man. He was not one of their own, but a local resident who had stayed behind with his wife despite the evacuation of the population, and who was killed by a German shell. He was buried by the Allied forces in the cemetery at Baizieux.

As you continue on your way towards Hénencourt, stop off at the Rolmont mill, built in the 15th century.
From August 1915 onwards, an airfield was set up in the fields around the mill. In this photograph, taken in August 1916, we can see an aircraft from the 4th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. This unit carried out reconnaissance and bombing missions and was involved in numerous engagements with the German air force throughout the Battle of the Somme.