The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a group of Australian soldiers, and one American soldier, standing in front of dugouts near Villers Bretonneux in France, during the First World War. This painting was previously titled 'Group of diggers and one Yank standing in front of dugouts in bank'. Will Longstaff (1879-1953) saw active service from 1900 to 1901 with the South African Light Horse in the Boer War. He enlisted in the Remounts in 1915, serving in the Middle East and France before being invalided to England in October 1917. While serving in Egypt he made pictorial records of the Anzac Mounted Division and the Desert Column. In 1918 he trained in camouflage work in London in the company of fellow artists Frank Crozier, J.S. McDonald and James Scott and was subsequently appointed as an official war artist working as Officer in Charge of Camouflage for the 2nd Division AIF in France. Following the War, he was among the artists who worked for the Australian War Records at the St. John's Wood Studio in London, his commission being terminated in 1920.
The right hand panel of a panorama sketch for 'Dugouts near Villers-Bretonneux'. This painting depicts dugouts set in the side of earth works, a corrugated iron lean-to and two soldiers. Verso: three
Watercolour sketch depicting a view of the Somme Valley near Villers-Bretonneux. There are three figures in the centre of the image and an unhitched wagon to their left with a grove of trees behind th
Watercolour sketch depicting the wreckage of a destroyed Gun Carrier MK I supply tank, outside Villers-Bretonneux, in France during the First World War. The tank is fully loaded with mortar ammunition
Watercolour sketch depicting the dug-outs outside the village of Glisy. Will Longstaff was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1879. From 1900 to 1901, he served with the South African Light Horse in the Bo
Watercolour sketch depicting the canal near Belloy sur Somme. The canal is in the foreground with the Somme Valley in the background. Will Longstaff was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1879. From 1900 t
Watercolour sketch depicting the ruins of a building in a village in France. A soldier is standing in the ruins with a pack on and rifle. Will Longstaff was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1879. From 1
Watercolour sketch depicting a view of Bresle Church. Will Longstaff was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1879. From 1900 to 1901, he served with the South African Light Horse in the Boer War. Following
