Wounded Australians on the Menin Road near Ypres, Belgium

Wounded Australians on the Menin Road near Ypres, Belgium.

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In this image, wounded soldiers wait on stretchers to be transported to the Casualty Clearing Station while those able to walk travel on foot. Soon after this photograph was taken a shell landed nearby, killing most of the wounded on the stretchers.

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Theme

A ward for the totally and permanently incapacitated in an Anzac hostel.

First World War

From 1914 to 1918, over 324,000 Australians served overseas in the First World War, with two-thirds becoming casualties. Their experiences had long-lasting effects on them, their families and society.

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