Description
Depicts an Australian soldier operating a 75 mm pack Howitzer in the Finisterre Ranges. Ammunition can be seen stacked up in the lower left foreground.
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
ART28222
Artist
Sergeant Douglas Leonard Belcher
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 25.8 cm x 37.3 cm
Credit Line
Donation 1972-73
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
Conflicts
Places
Tags