Reinforcements, between Igaree Corner and Lagnicourt

Depicts two soldiers of the 2nd Australian Divisions in full kit going along a communication trench near Igaree Corner, France. The soldiers are on the left: Captain C J Fletcher, possibly of Postal Corps, and on the right : Daryl Lindsay. The place on the Western Front, Igaree, comes from the Arabic 'igri' - to hurry. Above them is a dark sky, filled with shell bursts. The soldiers in the trench are possibly named 'Dan' and 'Fletch' according to an inscription by the artist. 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.