Lemnos was pivotal in Australia’s First World War campaign. The island acted as a port on the way to and from Gallipoli, providing a hospital for the wounded and a rest from the terrors of war.
In 2011 Cheryl Ward and Bernard de Broglio visited the Greek island. Using sketch maps from 1915 and contemporary satellite imagery, they were able to match photographs in the State Library’s First World War collection to their exact location.
