Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
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Accession Number | ART02309 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 35.4 x 50 cm; image: 35.4 x 50 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | crayon and pencil on paper |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Pozieres |
Date made | March 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
4th Battalion memorial, Pozieres
Description
Depicts a cross- shaped memorial to the 4th Battalion, surrounded by a low fence in a barren landscape. Near the memorial are the remnants of war damaged trees. The memorial was at Pozieres, France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front during the First World War, travelling to France in December 1916, remaining there until May 1917, making records of the Australian involvement in the war. He was formally appointed as an official war artist, attached to the AIF, in May 1917, working in France and London throughout the war. His commission was terminated in March 1920.