A.W.A.M.O War Animal Memorial Pozieres

Описание: In 2017 the Australian War Animal Memorial Organisation (AWAMO) established the first Official Australian war animal memorial in the heart of the WW1 Battlefields at the windmill site near the town of Pozieres in FRANCE.

It is the place which Charles C.E Bean described as “ a ridge more densely sown with Australian sacrifice than any other place on earth." [Ref: C.E.W. Bean, Anzac to Amiens, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1983, p 264]

It’s estimated more than that 8 Million animals were sacrificed during the Great war, millions more in WWII. Animals continue to serve today, in fact, Australia has more dogs in service than at any time in history.

What began as a modest project by a small charity in Australia manned by volunteers to recognise our war animals has gained momentum and attracted the interest of other countries including New Zealand, UK, France and Canada.

The site is becoming an increasingly popular stopping point for war history tourists. The monument is helping to educate future generations and becoming an important place of reflection and remembrance for all animals of wars past and present.

Now you can be part of this important historical project and help educate future generations of the role and sacrifice of our war animals.