The memorial consists of an Australian slouch hat in bronze and two stone tablets incorporated into a small stone cairn. The stone tablet on the left section lists the Australian and British Divisions involved in the fighting at Bullecourt during April and May 1917.

The stone on the right is the dedication plaque which reads

"BULLECOURT 1917

In memory of the Australian and British soldiers who fell in this area- April/ May 1917 Lest We Forget"

A Bullecourt school teacher, Claude Durand, began to translate Charles Bean’s account of the battles, partly for his own interest, partly for the benefit of his students. He was struck by the scale of the British and Australian casualties and realised that they had no local memorial. He and the mayor Jean Letaille started a campaign to build one. The funds were raised locally and the memorial was unveiled outside the village church on 24 May 1981. The ceremony was attended by the Australian ambassador John Rowland.

An Australian contribution was arranged by the AWM from a donation by the RSL and the Department of Foreign Affairs. As the cairn already displayed the Rising Sun badge, it was agreed that the slouch hat was a unique and distinctively Australian commemorative device.

Built by André Coilliot (President of the “Souvenir Francais”), Jean Letaille (Maire of Bullecourt), Edmond Delattre and Jean Lacourt with the encouragement of the then Ambassador John Rowland. The memorial was built using stones from the original roadway in Bullecourt.

The bronze hat, weighing 7 kg, was made by Victorian sculptor Roy McPherson and was presented to the village of Bullecourt on 17 September 1981.

Rue de Douai, Bullecourt, France.

From Paris take the A1 then Exit 14 to Bapaume. Bullecourt can be reached from Bapaume through Ecoust St Mien on the D956. This memorial is located on the main street of the town near the St Vindicien Church.