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A VC on any other day
Lieutenant Alexander MacNeil's exploits at Bullecourt placed him among the bravest Australians of the First AIF.
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The Battles for Bullecourt
Four experienced Australian divisions of I ANZAC Corps were part of the British 5th Army under Sir Hubert Gough. The general wanted to attack at Bullecourt to support an important offensive by the adjoining British 3rd Army to the north and the French Army further to the south.
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The Australian War Memorial: inside story
This program takes visitors on a virtual site study through the Australian War Memorial. Uncover the reasons why the Memorial was created, and the role of a curator. Explore various sources relating to Gallipoli and Bullecourt, in addition to the experiences of one wounded serviceman who contributed to the Memorial building.
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N'oublions jamais l'Australie - Never Forget Australia
Villers-Bretonneux and Bullecourt are two towns on the Western Front that continue to have an ongoing connection with Australia. Due to the warmth and hospitality of the locals in receiving us, the battlefield tour will also not easily forget these towns.
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Slouch hat memorial at Bullecourt
A Bullecourt school teacher, Claude Durand, began to translate Charles Bean's account of the battles, partly for his own interest, partly for the benefit of his students. He was struck by the scale of the British and Australian casualties and realised that they had no local memorial.
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Battle honours - Bullecourt
While reading about the Australians at Bullecourt in 1917, it struck me as odd that there is only one official battle honour for what seemed to be two distinctly separate battles, albeit in the same location.
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'An artist draws with his head, not his hands'
Artist Napier Waller lost his right arm after being wounded in the fighting at Bullecourt in 1917, but he never lost his love of art. Today, Napier Waller is also remembered at the Memorial through a new $10,000 art prize which has been named in his honour.
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'My nerves conjured up soldiers everywhere'
When John Mott was captured at Bullecourt in April 1917, he was determined to escape.
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"My tanks were not to blame"
The first battle of Bullecourt showed how one man could change everything.
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'An artist draws with his head, not his hands'
Artist Napier Waller lost his right arm after being wounded in the fighting at Bullecourt in 1917, but he never lost his love of art. Today, Napier Waller is also remembered at the Memorial through a $10,000 art prize named in his honour.
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Bapaume to Bullecourt: the fighting in France, 1917
At the beginning of 1917 victory seemed nowhere in sight. However for a while, from late February, hopes were lifted. Along the Somme front line and elsewhere, the Germans began to withdraw several kilometres to their newly-developed defensive zone which the British dubbed "the Hindenburg Line".
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