Driver and Wipers Memorial

This memorial commemorates the thousands of Australian lives lost during the fighting at Ypres. "Wipers" was the way servicemen pronounced "Ypres" during World War One.

The 'Driver' is a British soldier holding a horse whip and bridles, wearing breeches, a protective legging, spurs and a steel helmet. It is a recasting of one of the figures from the Royal Artillery Memorial in Hyde Park, London.
The 'Wipers' figure is a British infantry soldier standing guard with a standard issue .303 rifle, bayonet fixed, a German helmet at his feet. This is also a recasting, taken from the Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial in Merseyside, Liverpool.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward