The French town of Amiens paid tribute to World War I Australian soldiers ahead of Anzac Day on April 25, by lighting a main building in the village centre with archival images of Australian soldiers and poppies.
Amiens was the strategic hub of one of 1918’s most important conflicts – the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, where on August 8, 1918, Australian soldiers prevented a German operation to capture Amiens.
On April 24, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe officially opened the Sir John Monash Centre in Villers-Bretonneux, named after General John Monash, who commanded the August 8 offensive and was knighted for his efforts. Credit: Justin Lees via Storyful
