The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Colahan depicts troops from the 2nd Australian Imperial Force, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Airforce marching past the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, as part of victory celebrations in 1946. St Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey can be seen in the background.
Artists Colin Colahan, Stella Bowen and Geoffrey Mainwairing were all commissioned by the Australian War Memorial to make paintings fo the victory celebrations in London in 1946.
"Australian and New Zealand troops marching down Whitehall London to Westminster Abbey - Anzac Day 25.4.1916" (Album caption). From a collection relating to the service of 531 (3228) Sergeant Percy E
Representatives of Australian forces marching past saluting base in Pall Mall, during the victory celebrations in London on 10 June 1946. King George VI is standing on a podium taking the salute as he
In one of his first paintings of early convoys on route to Berlin, official war artist Colin Colahan depicts the evacuation of German refugees and troops from the capital and surrounding villages as a
1. VE (Victory Europe) Day celebrations, London 8 May 1945. Shows Thanksgiving Service at St Paul's Cathedral. Crowds and nearby bombed sites. Close up view of the Royal Carriage passing below. 2.
Australia sent a contingent of 250 officers, men and women of the three services to participate in the Victory Parade in London, 8 June 1946. This painting depicts the Army detachment of the Australia
Depicts the war memorial known as The Cenotaph in London's Whitehall with a crowd of people around it. The Cenotaph was first prepared as a temporary wood and plaster structure for use as a saluting