The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This is a small bronze fragment from the reins of the Desert Mounted Corps memorial. Designed by Charles Web Gilbert, it was worked on briefly by Paul Montford, before being completed by Sir Bertram Mackennal. It was installed in Port Said, Egypt and unveiled in 1932 by Australia's wartime Prime Minister Billy Hughes. In 1956 the Desert Mounted Corps memorial was destroyed by rioters during the Suez Crisis.
In 1923, Charles Web Gilbert, with architects Stephenson & Meldrum, were awarded first prize for their winning design for the 'Monument to the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Forces who lai
The Animals in War Memorial is a joint project between the Australian War Memorial and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). The memorial commemorates those animals that
Light Horseman mounted on rearing horse, while NZ Mounted Rifleman is dismounting as his horse scrambles to its feet, created to commemorate the Australians and New Zealanders of the Desert Mounted Co
The drawing portrays the only surviving fragment of the original Desert Mounted Corps Memorial by Web Gilbert. The memorial was erected at Port Said, Egypt in honour of the Australian and New Zealand
The drawing portrays the only surviving fragment of the original Desert Mounted Corps Memorial by Web Gilbert. The memorial was erected at Port Said, Egypt in honour of the Australian and New Zealand
The drawing portrays the only surviving fragment of the original Desert Mounted Corps Memorial by Web Gilbert. The memorial was erected at Port Said, Egypt in honour of the Australian and New Zealand
