The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a portrait of a Signaller from the 2nd Main Line Gun Battalion, wearing a tin helmet and smoking a pipe, sitting on top of a wagon, holding the reins of the horse in front of him. 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.
Depicts an image of part of a switch trench, with duckboards and sandbags, and a soldier wearing a tin helmet in the foreground, near Flers, France. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war ar
Depicts a soldier, wearing a tin helmet, sitting forlornly under the edge of a shelter. Beside him is a standing figure, wearing a protective rain coat. Will Dyson was the first Australian official wa
Depicts a young soldier, wearing a tin helmet and carrying a rifle, standing talking to two other soldiers, in the trenches. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front
Depicts a soldier, wearing a tin helmet, sitting in a trench, watching the German barrage on the horizon. He is seated near a brick stack. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to vi
Depicts a soldier, wearing a tin helmet, gathering and carrying firewood from the broken and war damaged remains of Delville Wood during the winter, December 1916. Will Dyson was the first Australian
Depicts a soldier, wearing a tin helmet, gathering and carrying firewood from the broken and war damaged remains of Delville Wood during the winter, December 1916. Will Dyson was the first Australian