Frank Crozier
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Frank Crozier was an Official War Artist who is represented in the Australian War Memorial's art collection along with other Official War Artists such as H. Septimus Power, Arthur Streeton, George Lambert and Ivor Hele.
Crozier was as a soldier with the Australian Imperial Force after enlisting in March 1915 where he served in the 22nd Battalion in Egypt and on the Gallipoli peninsula. Whilst at Gallipoli, he was approached by journalist C.E.W. Bean to help illustrate the 'Anzac Book', a collection of short stories and illustrations for the troops. His artistic talent was noted by Bean, who had been given the role of official military historian and when official war artists were being commissioned by the Australian Government, Bean recommended Crozier be included in the scheme.
Crozier served in France in 1917, notably in the area around Pozieres but it was only in 1918 that he was made an official war artist. Where other war artists were civilians who were attached to the army and given honorary rank, Frank Crozier was already a serving soldier and so his contributions were part of his military duties.
