The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts Australian graves at the Bonjean Military Cemetery in Armnetieres. Some soldiers names are visible on the gravestones.The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born in London and arrived in Adelaide in 1913. He was initially employed as a sign writer and draughtsman before studying at the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts in 1920. From 1934 he taught there, becoming its principal from 1941-45. During the First World War Goodchild joined the AIF, serving in France where he contributed drawings to the field paper, 'The Digger'. This resulted in him being commissioned to do 36 drawings of the war cemeteries in France for the 1920 publication 'Where the Australians Rest'. During the 1920s he studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London and taught there form 1928-29. Throughout his life, Goodchild travelled extensively, visiting Europe, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hong Kong and Japan. In 1930 he returned to Adelaide and in 1934 was appointed a member of the South Australian School of Arts and Crafts. In April 1945 he joined the AIF as a Lieutenant and was appointed an official war artist. During his commission, Goodchild was initially located at Point Cook, Jervis Bay and in Sydney. From June 1945 he was sent to the South-West Pacific area and went to Japan in 1946, particularly Ofuna, to cover the 'Japanese surrender and the activities of the allied occupation forces'. From 1940-53 he was a member of the Board of the Art Gallery of South Australia and again from 1961-68. He died in Adelaide in 1980.
Depicts the Lyssenthoek Military Cemetery with a number of various crosses visible and a grove of trees beside the cemetery. The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born in London and arriv
Depicts the crosses and graves in the Communal Cemetery at Peronne. The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born in London and arrived in Adelaide in 1913. He was initially employed as a si
Depicts graves at the cemetery at La Chappellette. The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born in London and arrived in Adelaide in 1913. He was initially employed as a sign writer and dra
Depicts the graves of British soldiers interred at the British Cemetery, Bailleul on the Western Front. Ruins of a town are in the background. The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born i
Depicts the war graves made of wooden crosses at the British Cemetery at Etaples, with hills in the background. The painter, teacher and etcher John Goodchild was born in London and arrived in Adelaid
Depicts the war graves at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux with a number of crosses visible, including the memorials to AIF battalions in the foreground. The painter, teacher and etcher John Good
