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| Accession Number | ART03605.042.001 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | backing sheet: 28.8 x 45.5 cm; image: 21 x 80.3 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with charcoal on paper |
| Date made | c. 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Not titled [Landscape]
Sketchbook containing 56 pages of drawings from his service during the First World War
- Scrapbook leaf with two sketches and inscription recto, and one verso
Description
A fold-out panoramic landscape sketch, depicting fields seemingly untouched by the war. Inscription associated with this sketch reads: "What the Germans [surrendered] - for just a little while in 1915 - This is a view from the spot where the Hun dug in on Hill 109 outside Villers-Bretonneux. From here all the country to Amiens is under observation and had the Hun been able to establish his position here, Amiens must have fallen - He was driven from this position by the diggers, often holding it about 24 hours."