Devanha Lifeboat arrives at Melbourne Shrine
May 1, 2014
The HMAT Devanha lifeboat, which carried soldiers of the 12th Battalion and 3rd Field Ambulance into Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, will arrive at the Shrine of Remembrance this Sunday, 4 May at 9.30am.
The Devanha, on loan from the Australian War Memorial, will arrive for installation in the First World War (1914-18) Gallery. The Galleries will open to the public in November 2014.
The image above depicts the Devanha landing boat in the First World War (1914-18) Gallery. The Devanha will be displayed in front of the colonnade that surrounds the Crypt and will be set into an area of dropped floor with underlighting and theatrical multimedia effects. © Cunningham Martyn Design
Read more about the Galleries of Remembrance project.