Description
Depicts a Japanese medical position in the Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea. The structure is made of timber with a thatched roof, and there is a basin at the foot of the entrance.
Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his unit and moved between the Ramu Valley and the coast along to Yaula and Mindjim Rivers towards Bogadjim, sketching and recording something of the area's activities during the Second World War.
Details
Accession Number
ART28218
Artist
Sergeant Douglas Leonard Belcher
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 33.3 cm x 21 cm
Credit Line
Donation 1972-73
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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