The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait study of Major General (later Lieutenant General) Sir Joseph J Talbot Hobbs, KCB, KCMG, VD, the commander of 5th Australian Division (later Aust Corps), at the St Gratien headquarters. He is seated at a table with papers spread across it as he works.
Albert Henry Fullwood was born in Birmingham, England in March 1863. In 1883 he sailed to Australia and began work as a lithographic draughtsman , working on the staff of illustrated journals such as 'Australian Town and Country Journal' and the 'Bulletin'. In 1900 he went to the United States, then to London, as an expatriate artist where he worked as a freelance illustrator, receiving commissions from newspapers and journals, including the London 'Graphic' and designing postcards. From April 1915 until November 1917 Fullwood served with the Royal Army Medical Corps as an orderly at the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth in the company of fellow artists Coates, Roberts and Streeton. He was subsequently appointed an official war artist , attached to the 5th Division AIF, working in France between May and August 1918 and from December 1918 to January 1919. His major contribution as a war artist was to record aspects of the war which others may not have noticed or taken for granted. His works have a narrative element and captured Australian soldiers in 'straightforwardly picturesque views of their environment'. Fullwood returned to Australia in 1920 after his commission had been terminated and became a foundation member of the Australian Painter Etcher's Society in 1920 and the Australian Watercolour Institute in 1924. He died from pneumonia in October 1930.
Depicts the courtyard of the chateau at St Gratien, which was the headquarters of 5th Division AIF. In the courtyard are several soldiers, horses and roaming chickens. Albert Henry Fullwood was born
Depicts a view of the chateau at St Gratien which was used as headquarters for the 5th Division AIF. In the middle ground are several Australian soldiers and a tent. Albert Henry Fullwood was born in
Depicts the interior of the administration and communication facilities used by the general staff of 5th Division AIF at St Gratien. The four general staff are working in an improvised office, using b
Depicts a street in St Gratien, which was the headquarters of 5th Division with soldiers walking in street, horses, an old lady with a walking stick and the church tower visible in the background. Al
Depicts two officers of the 5th Division AIF working at desks in the 'Q' (Quartermaster) office, St Gratien. The Quartermaster branch was responsible for logistical support for the Division. The offic
Watercolour sketch depicting a view of the tank headquarters in the fields near St Gratien with soldiers and tents visible. In the distance puffs of artillery smoke can be seen. Albert Henry Fullwood
