The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An early morning sketch of buildings including a church on the left. Outcrops of rock centre right, bare trees foreground, and birds in the sky, possibly ducks, centre. George Lambert travelled by train through France en route to Palestine in 1918. He noted on this quick sketch, which was drawn from the train in the early morning: "Curious outcrop of rocks. Regret no time for colour." In December 1917 Lambert was appointed an official war artist, A.I.F., with the honorary rank of Lieutenant. He arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, in January 1918. Despite contracting malaria, he embarked for Marseilles, France, in May with over 130 sketches. In January 1919, as honorary captain, he visited Gallipoli on the historical mission with Charles Bean. He later went to Cairo and he visited Palestine, returning to London in August 1919.
Depicts a sketch of a landscape with dark hills in the background, trees in the foreground. Lambert travelled by train through France on his first trip in 1918 to the Middle East .
Depicts a landscape with farm buildings and trees foreground, steep cliffs in the background. George Lambert travelled by train through France and Italy en route to Palestine in 1918. He made a visual
Depicts a view of Wadi el Arish with sand hills and mountains at Magdhaba. Lambert visited this area in March 1918 during his first tour of Palestine. Magdhaba was the scene of a battle on 23 December
Depicts a camp sketch with tents and mess equipment. Soldiers participate in a variety of activities. Lambert was in the Middle East from 13 January 918 to June 1918 and with C.E.W. Bean on Historical
Depicts a landscape of hills, buildings foreground left and distant hills top right. George Lambert travelled by train through France en route to Palestine in 1918. He wrote " Italy does not compare,
Depicts a desert landscape with undulating sand and occasional palm trees. There is a palm hod with a white tent in the centre of the image and a sharp peak, with Kattib Gannit, Palestine in the backg
