‘Menin Gate at midnight’ by Will Longstaff (1927). ART09807
In the Australian experience of war, no year has been more tragic nor more costly in lives than 1917. To mark the 90th anniversary of the battles of 1917, the Australian War Memorial will present an exhibition, To Flanders Fields, 1917, running from 10 August - 25 November 2007. The service, courage and sacrifice of Australian soldiers will be depicted through photographs, film and historical material from all the Memorial’s rich collections. A feature of the exhibition will be paintings and film borrowed from museums in Belgium.
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