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  1. The veteran who did not tell the truth about his age

    Art

    Depicts an elderly soldier, in uniform, in a tent sitting on box beside his camp bed. Will Dyson drew this image of a veteran at Etaples in December 1916. Will Dyson was the first Australian official ...

    ART02399

  2. Near Cosy Corner

    Art

    Depicts a soldier chopping firewood near a camp, with tents, washing on the line near the tent and snow in the background. 'Cosy Corner' was a traffic control point on the Somme, leading to access to...

    ART02394

  3. The misery of rest camps

    Art

    Depicts two Australian soldiers at rest inside a tent. They are huddling in the tent while it rains outside somewhere on the Western Front, France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war art...

    ART02240.001

  4. The misery of rest camps

    Art

    Depicts two Australian soldiers at rest inside a tent. They are huddling in the tent while it rains outside somewhere on the Western Front, France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war art...

    ART02240.003

  5. Domestic scene in the Somme

    Art

    Depicts a number of soldiers seated, resting, reading or drinking near two tents in the French countryside, near the Somme. The soldiers are probably members of a salvage company operating on the dese...

    ART09908

  6. Exchanging furphies

    Art

    Depicts two soldiers, one standing and one seated, in front of a large tent. The seated soldier is pulling something out of a bag on the ground. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist...

    ART02259

  7. Resting near Querrieu

    Art

    Depicts a landscape, with a large tree in the foreground, and men setting up tents in the background, near Querrieu, France, during the summer of 1917. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war...

    ART02353

  8. Abandoned trench, the Somme

    Art

    Depicts an abondoned trench on the Somme. The trench is in the foreground, with smashed trees on the edge and there are Nissan huts and tents in the background. The portion of the trench depicted is p...

    ART09912

  9. In the sand dunes at Nieuport

    Art

    Depicts a number of tents amongst sand dunes at Nieport, France. The tents formed the camp of the 2nd Australian tunnelling company near La Paune. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war arti...

    ART02312

  10. Corps troops supply columns camp near Poperinghe

    Art

    Depicts a number of tents, with sandbags around the base, in the foreground at Coulmn's Camp near Poperinghe, France and trucks, huts and power poles in the background. Will Dyson was the first Austra...

    ART02376

  11. Unloading the wounded from ambulance at ACCS

    Art

    Depicts a field ambulance being unloaded by a number of men from the rear of the ambulance. Behind the ambulance are a number of hospital tents. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist...

    ART02264

  12. Resting after the stunt

    Art

    Depicts men of either 1st or 2nd Division at the waggon lines behind the front on 21 September 1917, after the fighting at Polygon Wood on 20 September. 'Stunt' was a common term to describe military ...

    ART02271

  13. Preparing the Brazier

    Art

    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...

    ART02297.009

  14. Preparing the Brazier

    Art

    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...

    ART02297.012

  15. Preparing the Brazier

    Art

    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...

    ART02297.014

  16. Preparing the Brazier

    Art

    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...

    ART02297.007

  17. A funk-hole near Bullecourt

    Art

    Depicts two soldiers sheltering in a funk hole at night. They are seated and reading by candlelight. The entrance to the hole is draped with a piece of cloth. Will Dyson was the first Australian offic...

    ART02283.002

  18. A funk-hole near Bullecourt

    Art

    Depicts two soldiers sheltering in a funk hole at night. They are seated and reading by candlelight. The entrance to the hole is draped with a piece of cloth. Will Dyson was the first Australian offic...

    ART02283.001

  19. A funk-hole near Bullecourt

    Art

    Depicts two soldiers sheltering in a funk hole at night. They are seated and reading by candlelight. The entrance to the hole is draped with a piece of cloth. Will Dyson was the first Australian offic...

    ART02283.015

  20. A funk-hole near Bullecourt

    Art

    Depicts two soldiers sheltering in a funk hole at night. They are seated and reading by candlelight. The entrance to the hole is draped with a piece of cloth. Will Dyson was the first Australian offic...

    ART02283.004

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