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Evacuation of wounded series
The Evacuation of wounded series comprises nine dioramas depicting the evacuation of wounded at the Battle of Messines in France in June 1917.
Work began on the series in 1923. It was first displayed at the Memorial in the France and Belgium gallery and relocated to the Western Front gallery in 1970.
Sculpture: Wallace Anderson
Painting: Louis McCubbin
In the thick of the fight
Regimental Aid Post
Where the walking wounded and stretcher cases part
company
Walking wounded dressing station
Advanced Dressing Station
Main Dressing Station
Casualty Clearing Station
General hospital
Hospital ship
In the thick of the fight
The diorama depicts stretcher-bearers assisting and carrying wounded back to the Regimental Aid Post. It was previously referred to as No man’s land.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. The background was retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Regimental Aid Post
The diorama depicts men arriving at the Regimental Aid Post, with a stretcher carried by German prisoners and "walking wounded" making their own way back. The work was previously referred to as Bearer’s delay post.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. The background was retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Where the walking wounded and stretcher cases part company
The diorama depicts casualties being evacuated by light tramway at Messines. It was previously referred to as Anscroft Avenue.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. The background was retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Walking wounded dressing station
The diorama depicts the Advanced Dressing Station at Hill 63. Treated men are boarding a general service wagon to be taken to a Main Dressing Station or direct to a Casualty Clearing Station. The work was previously referred to as Divisional collecting post.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. He used powdered pigment mixed with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine for the background. It was later retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Advanced Dressing Station
The diorama depicts the arrival of wounded at an Advanced Dressing Station. It also shows wounded men being loaded into an ambulance for transport to the Main Dressing Station. The work was previously referred to as Motor transport begins.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. He used powdered pigment mixed with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine for the background. It was later retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Main Dressing Station
The diorama depicts the Main Dressing Station at Pon d'Achelles, about seven kilometres behind the front line, where seriously wounded men were treated. The work was previously referred to as Pont d’Achelles and Army takes over.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. He used powdered pigment mixed with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine for the background . It was later retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Casualty Clearing Station
The diorama depicts No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station where wounded soldiers were first treated by surgeons and encountered nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service. The work was previously referred to as Nurses’ first contact with wounded.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. He used powdered pigment mixed with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine for the background. It was later retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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General hospital
The diorama depicts No. 2 Australian General Hospital at Wimereux overlooking the English Channel near Boulogne. Wounded men were held there until they were able to be evacuated to Britain or return to their units. The work was previously referred to as Base hospital, Boulogne.
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. He used powdered pigment mixed with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine for the background. It was later retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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Hospital ship
The diorama depicts a ship based on the Ambulance Transport Warilda, which was torpedoed in the English Channel on 3 August 1918. The majority of seriously wounded men from Messines were evacuated from Boulogne by hospital ship to Britain. The work was previously referred to as Embarkation for “Blighty".
Louis McCubbin painted the original figures, background, and modelling. He used powdered pigment mixed with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine for the background. It was later retouched by Don Evans probably when the work was relocated to the Western Front gallery.
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