The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts two soldiers, one standing and one seated, observing the shelling of Nieuport, on the horizon. The shelling took place outside the 13th Battery Head Quarters near Pelican Bridge, Nieuport. 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 a war-damaged landscape with broken trees, destroyed artillery and an upturned, broken cart near Nieuport, Belgium. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war artist to visit the front d
Depicts a soldier seated in a trench, wearing a steel helmet, while explosions can be seen on the horizon. Dyson noted that this scene was of 'communication trench in the neighbourhood of Lagnicourt'.
Depicts several soldiers seated in trenches and dugouts, some checking over canteen accounts, on the battlefield, while explosions go off on the horizon. Will Dyson was the first Australian official w
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 seated soldier working on a machine engine, while another leans against a piece of machinery observing, in the mechanical workshop at Morbecque, France. Will Dyson was the first Australian
Depicts a number of tents amongst sand dunes at Nieport, France. The tents formed the camp of the 2nd Australian tunnelling company near La Paune. Will Dyson was the first Australian official war arti