Yesterday (April 25th) was Anzac Day
A day that was originally – devised to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in the Gallipoli Campaign, their first engagement in the First World War (1914–1918).
A day that now – commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.
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A few years ago a painting of a digger called Bluey caught my eye in an exhibition.
https://cranethie.com/2019/11/06/wordless-wednesday-heroes/
Here’s another that stopped me in my tracks a few weeks ago
Hanging in the entry to Dandenong RSL
This one is of an imaginary very young WW1 digger called Bertie
Highlighting not the heroism but the invisible trauma of war
First Prize in Anzac Category at Cardinia Grand Art Show 2014.
Zoe Panagiotopoulos’s description below
Sharing today’s post at Denyse’s weekly link up called Wednesday’s Words & PicsÂ
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