The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Jim Kibble was a bricklayer before World War One. He tried to enlist immediately when war broke out, but was rejected as being too short. He tried again and was accepted in April 1915. Jim arrived at Gallipoli in August with the 17th Battalion, where he remained until evacuation. He was sent to Egypt, and to France early in 1916, he was wounded in the head at Pozieres and evacuated, but returned to the front line. Towards the end of the war he served as a stretcher bearer. Jim served with the Commonwealth Police during the Second World War. Portrait of 1575 Private James Formby 'Jim' Kibble, drawn on pilgrimage for the 75th anniversary of the Landing at Gallipoli. The speckled landscape is echoed in the old man's face, to suggest the power of the Peninsula on the veteran's memory and the force of the Anzac experience on his vision of the world. Jim was 96 when this was painted at Ari Burnu.
Jim Kibble was a bricklayer before World War 1. He tried to enlist immediately when war broke out, but was rejected as being too short. He tried again and was accepted in April 1915. Jim arrived at Ga
Sketch of the cemetery at Ari Burnu with the Sphinx in the background. Several figures and cameramen are lying near the graves and memorials waiting for the following day's ANZAC services. Floodlights
Bryan Westwood travelled to Gallipoli in 1990 on a pilgrimage with a group of First World War veterans in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli. Westwood saw this iris at
Leslie Hales put his age up and enlisted under the name of Hayes to join the AIF in Melbourne, 1914. He left Australia with the first convoy and landed in Gallipoli with the 16th Battalion in Anzac Da
Alec Campbell was only 16 when he enlisted in Launceston straight from school in June 1915. He arrived at Gallipoli in October 1915 with the 15th Battalion and was there through to the evacuation. Aft
Alec Campbell was only 16 when he enlisted in Launceston straight from school in July 1915. He arrived at Gallipoli in October 1915 with the 15th Battalion and was there through to the evacuation. Aft