The Battle of Fromelles in July 1916 is significant as the first occasion on which the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) saw action on the Western Front.

The battle is widely regarded as a disaster for the Allies, and has been described as "the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history.

"[2] It resulted from a plan to divert German attention from the Battle of the Somme, but historians estimate that 5,500 Australians and 2,000 British troops were killed or wounded.

[3] The site was constructed in 1920 and 1921:[4] The name VC Corner has no obvious relation to actions in the region of Fromelles.

A total of 250 British and Australian soldiers from this site were later reburied in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.