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| Accession Number | ART02268 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 45 x 57.2 cm; image: 44 x 55.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal, pencil and wash on paper |
| Place made | Flanders |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Our pillbox, Westhoek Ridge, October
Description
Depicts three soldiers wearing tin helmets looking out across the battlefield at Westhoek Ridge. A wrecked pillbox appears in the background with two gun limbers near it. 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.