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Sergeant Walter "Wally" Brown, VC
Art
Maker: Longstaff, John
A portrait of Sergeant Walter Ernest Brown, VC, DCM, (VC awarded for actions at - Accroche Wood), (later also 2/15th Field Regiment, 2 AIF) 1928; 20th Infantry Battalion.ART09490
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Shell pack horses in the mud
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Two horses from the 1st Australian Division Ordnance units are struggling through the mud. One is being led, and the other ridden, with each horse carrying shells for 18 pounder field guns. The shells...ART03307
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The Battle of Messines
Art
Maker: Wheeler, Charles
The Battle of Messines, codenamed ‘Magnum Opus’, began at 3:10am on 7 June 1917, after a seven day preliminary bombardment, with the detonation of 19 huge mines that obliterated thousands of frontline...ART03557
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The mate (In memory of W..., Machine Gun Company, Messines Ridge)
Art
Depicts an Australian soldier carving a cross with an ornate rising sun for his fallen mate. Dyson witnessed this event on August 1st, 1917 on Messines Ridge, near Ypres in Belgium. Will Dyson was the...ART02231
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Walking wounded
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Depicts two soldiers seen from behind, the one on the right has his head bandaged beneath his helmet, while the soldier on the left has his uniform tunic over his shoulders, and his right arm over the...ART02370
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War
Art
Maker: Power, H Septimus
Power has depicted the 1st Australian Division Artillery battery crossing open ground, with shells exploding nearby. The horses are wearing standard 1912 harnesses, with improvised shadow rolls on bri...ART03328
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Warrant Officer David O'Keeffe
Art
Maker: Hall, Bernard
Depicts a portrait of (12367) Sergeant (later Warrant ) David O'Keefe, DCM and Bar, for his work as a stretcher bearer at Ploegsteert Wood, during the Battle of Messines, 1917. He gained a bar to the ...ART07287
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William John Cox as a corporal, 15 Battery, 5 Brigade Artillery, France, 1916-1918 [Memoirs]
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Maker: Cox, William John Cox, William John
Discusses: why Australia went to war; landing at Gallipoli; his enlistment during recruiting week in July 1915; pre-war employment; sent to Melbourne Showgrounds recruitment camp; issue of initial clo...S02207
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Ypres area, Belgium, 1917. A dugout with its entrance protected by sandbags. A spade rests on top ...
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Ypres area, Belgium, 1917. A dugout with its entrance protected by sandbags. A spade rests on top of the dugout at left.P01835.065