| The Park is situated
around the remains of fortifications on the part of the German line,
which was captured by the 14th Australian Brigade and held overnight on
19-20 July 1916. The Park and the nearby VC Corner Cemetery, some 3 Kms
from Fromelles, in northern France, are 8 Kms south of Armentieres, and
16 Kms west of Lille.
The central feature of the Memorial
Park is the sculpture "Cobbers" by Peter Corlett of Melbourne.
The sculpture is based on 3101 Sergeant Simon Fraser of 57th Battalion,
a 40 year old Victorian farmer turned soldier who rescued many men from
the battlefield, carrying a man of 60th Battalion. Later, Fraser, as a
Lieutenant of 58th Battalion, was Mentioned in Despatches before being
killed at Bullecourt on 12 May 1917. His name is recorded on the
Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. |
