From each of BrandNet's limited edition montages, the most significant pieces were retained at release and have remained in the BrandNet Archives, physically sighted and confirmed. Select your preferred Archive Edition from the available numbers above. Each montage is offered individually and priced on its significance, and once sold it cannot be replaced.
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Product Description:
This montage carries the signatures of two of Australia's final living links to the First World War: Alec Campbell, the last Australian survivor of Gallipoli, and Frank MacDonald MM, Tasmania's last First World War veteran. In 2002, thirteen montages were signed by both men. Six are held in the BrandNet Archives, each physically sighted and confirmed in good condition.
Alec Campbell, 2731, 15th Battalion, enlisted in July 1915 aged just 16 and served at Gallipoli as a water carrier with the 15th Battalion. From 2001 he was the sole surviving Australian veteran of the campaign. He died in Hobart in May 2002, aged 103, and BrandNet's relationship with Alec helped inspire the Sands of Gallipoli collections.
Frank MacDonald MM, 53, 40th Battalion, served as a signaller on the Western Front, receiving the Military Medal for maintaining communications under heavy fire in 1917 and France's Legion of Honour in 1998. He died in August 2003, aged 107, and Tasmania commemorates him through the Frank MacDonald Memorial Prize.
Created for the Australian Army's centenary in 2001, this handcrafted, three-dimensional work tells 100 years of Army service, from the Boer War and both world wars through Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, peacekeeping and East Timor, across 30 numbered features and 48 campaign ribbons. Highlights include a rifle cartridge case recovered at Hamel, the "Fred" ration-pack spoon sealed by Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Cosgrove, a soldier of 2001 in oils by Jeff Isaacs with earlier generations drawn by Monty Wedd, and a paper-tole Australian flag by Fiona Dempsey. The project was directed by retired LTCOL Charles Reynolds, with lead design by Stephen Rainey, still with BrandNet as Head of Design. In 2002, $40,000 of proceeds was presented to Legacy.
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