The Memorial consists of a 2.5m tall slouch-hatted digger in battle dress, on a raised monument.

The original Memorial depicted a Digger about to bayonet a German eagle. It was removed by the occupying German troops in 1940. Australia replaced the Memorial with a 2.5m tall slouch-hatted digger in battle dress.

This Australian operation is sometimes regarded as the finest achievement of the AIF. The 2nd Australian Division took Mont Saint Quentin by storm in one of the finest feats of fighting of the war.

The 2nd Australian Division crossed the Somme River on the night of 31 August, and attacked Mont St Quentin at 5 am, from the unexpected position of northwest. It was a difficult position as it was an uphill fight for the troops, across very open ground where they were vulnerable to attack from the German-held heights above. By 7 am, the troops had gained the village of Mont St Quentin and the slope and summit of the hill.

However, the Germans quickly regrouped and launched a counter-attack and the first day of September saw fierce fighting and heavy losses. The outnumbered Australians were pushed back off the summit of Mont St Quentin and lost Feuillaucourt. Relief battalions were sent, and with their reinforcement, all the areas were retaken by the Australians, but at the cost of 3,000 casualties.

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N17 Bapaume-Peronne Road, Mont St Quentin., France.

2nd Division Memorial is located at the side of the N17 Bapaume-Peronne Road within the Village of Mont St Quentin.