Gunner Norman George of Bundamba
Recently Picture Ipswich digitised a collection of war photographs, postcards and memorabilia belonging to the late Norman George of Bundamba. Norman was a gunner during the First World War and was just 18 years old when he enlisted for active service on the 9th of October 1915. At the...
A Poppy A Day
The red memorial poppy, first sold in Australia in 1921, is a symbol of loss and hope. In the spring of 1915, red poppies were one of the first plants to appear in the ravaged battlefields of northern France and Belgium. Moved by the sight of poppies on...
World War I Photo Drive
Thank you to everybody who responded to the World War I Photo Drive which was launched in February. Some great photos, documents and memorabilia were received. Go to the World War I icon on the Picture Trails in Picture Ipswich to view the images collected so far –...