Australian memory path
Australian Remembrance Trail
along the Western Front
TheThe battlefields of the First World War in northern France and Belgium were the scene of an Australian commitment of triumphs and defeats, inflicting very heavy losses on this young nation but also giving it an exceptional role in history.
Between March 1916 and November 1918, more than 295,000 Australians served in the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) in France and Belgium. Some 46,000 of them perished there and more than 131,000 were wounded.
The Australian Remembrance Trail along the Western Front pays tribute to their sacrifice by building on the long-established infrastructure of the Belgian and French communities to honor Australian fighters. It connects the sites of the most important battles Australian soldiers took part in, including museums, cemeteries memorials and other points of interest.
The Australian Remembrance Trail along the Western Front is an initiative of the Australian Government to create, in partnership with the French and Belgian authorities, a route linking important commemorative sites, in order to offer visitors a better understanding of that lived the Australian soldiers during the 1st World War.
For more information :
https://anzacportal.dva.gov.au/history/conflicts/australians-western-front
Musée Franco-Australien
9, rue Victoria
80800 Villers-Bretonneux, FRANCE
00 33 (0) 322968079
museeaustralien@orange.fr
Copyright
: Franco-Australian Museum, Patrice Cardon, Serge Rondot.
