The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a small group of Australian soldiers in the lower right foreground walking through a war damaged landscape in France. In front of them are damaged trees and the remains of a damaged barn. Frank Crozier (1883-1948) worked as a decorator and clerk and attended the National Gallery of Victoria School in Melbourne from 1905 to 1907. In March 1915 he enlisted with the 22nd Battalion AIF, serving in Egypt and at Gallipoli. In France he served under Brigadier- General Gellibrand who asked Crozier to make sketches of the Battle of Pozieres. He was trained in camouflage work in London in 1918 and in September the same year was appointed Official War Artist. Following the First World War he worked for the Australian War Records Section in London. He returned to Australia in 1919 and his commission was terminated in 1920. In 1936 he was appointed to the Australian War Memorial for 6 months and during the Second World War he worked in a munitions factory at Maribyrnong in Victoria. This work was purchased from the artist for 8 guineas in August 1922 along with Crozier's 'A grey day near Flers' for 42 pounds.
Depicts a soldier, carrying a pack, in the foreground, moving through a debris filled and war damaged landscape, on the Somme, France. He moves past the remains of a building. Other soldiers appear on
Depicts a number of fatigued Australian soldiers, wearing greatcoats and helmets, seated on a hillock, or standing in the background, in a war damaged landscape in the Somme, France. Frank Crozier (18
Depicts a soldier standing beside the simple cross of a friend's grave, in a war damaged landscape. Frank Crozier (1883-1948) worked as a decorator and clerk and attended the National Gallery of Victo
Depicts a number of Australian soldiers, wearing tin helmets and great coats , working in a war damaged landscape, during winter, near Flers. Frank Crozier (1883-1948) worked as a decorator and clerk
Depicts a soldier walking through a badly war damaged landscape, surrounded by debris. In front of him is shell hole filled with water. Frank Crozier (1883-1948) worked as a decorator and clerk and
Depicts several Australian soldiers, holding rifles, moving across a war damaged landscape at night. Beside them is a small fire or flare. Frank Crozier (1883-1948) worked as a decorator and clerk and