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Derelict (one of the original tanks blown out near Thiepval)
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Depicts an armoured vehicle, a wrecked British Mark 1 tank, in a war damaged landscape, with its rear wheels being stripped for salvaged metal. Dyson noted that this work depicted 'One of the first ta...ART02338
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Company awaiting relief, the Caterpillar, near Ville-sur-Ancre
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Depicts a number of soldiers in uniform, wearing helmets, resting on the road side awaiting relief. The 'caterpillar' in the title refers to the name of a sunken road south of Ville. Dyson inspected V...ART02250.003
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Linesmen at work, La Houssoye
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Depicts two linesmen up a telegraph pole, repairing or winding wires near La Houssoys, on the Somme in April 1918. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the...ART02408
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Pommiers Redoubt
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Depicts two unidentified soldiers of the 5th Division, 14th Brigade getting a hot meal. One is wearing a scarf around his head, the other a cape, and both are wearing gum boots. Will Dyson was the fir...ART02212
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Summer day near Ville-sur-Ancre
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Depicts two Australian soldiers resting and dozing against the wheel of a cart. On top of the cart is an empty wine barrel. The soldiers are seated on the edge of a trench in a war damaged landscape. ...ART02295.008
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Traffic control post to right of Pozieres
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Depicts an Australian soldier directing two Scottish soldiers in a snow covered landscape at the traffic control post near Pozieres, Western Front. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war art...ART02267
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Interrogation of a prisoner
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English officer JJW Herbertson is shown interviewing a German soldier in the officer's living quarters at Montauban, north of the Somme. The German soldier is seated on a wooden crate, while the offic...ART02228
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Traffic block, early morning near Cosy Corner on the Somme
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Depicts a row of mule drawn wagons, riders and soldiers stopped in the snow at 'Cosy Corner' on the Somme, France. 'Cosy Corner' was a traffic police control point leading to access to Trones Wood. Wi...ART02393
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[Company awaiting relief]
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Depicts the 2nd Division, 22nd Battalion, a group of soldiers, most standing, one sitting on rock near Ville-sur-Ancre. The company of soldiers, wearing helmets and carrying packs, await relief. Will ...ART19603
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Welcome back to the Somme
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Maker: Vincent, Day, Brooks and Sons
Depicts a group of marching troops in the Somme district. Beside them, on the side of the road, are a group of women and children welcoming Australian troops as they returned to the Somme area to coun...ART02252.001
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Preparing the brazier
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Depicts two soldiers, each wearing heavy long coats and hats, in front of a tent. One is standing and gazing into a small fire burning in a brazier, while the other is seated, warming his hands in fro...ART02297.004
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Searching for German booby traps near Ligny-Thilloy
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Depicts two Australian soldiers, in uniform, wearing tin helmets, walking through a stretch of German trenches on the Somme, warily inspecting their surroundings for booby traps. One soldier holds a t...ART02282.004