The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A view of a valley near Yaula, with Bogadjim Road and Minjim river depicted running through it. Narrow tree trunks can be seen in the foreground on the left, drawn in a manner reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints. The artist noted that the stretch of road visible in this scene was ambushed and several troops from the 15th Infantry Brigade were killed just prior to this drawing being made.
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.
Scene depicting two trucks parked on the roadside on Bogadjim road near Yaula, New Guinea. Off to the side, two Australian soldiers are sitting down resting. A first aid container with Japanese script
A sketch of a wooden bridge on Bogadjim Road is depicted. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his uni
Landscape view looking towards Madang and Bogadjim as seen from Yaula, Ramu Valley, New Guinea. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers
A soldier wearing a slouch hat is depicted sitting to the left smoking a cigarette with his rifle beside him. He is overlooking the valleys from Ramu Valley, near Bogadjim at an area which the Japanes
Three Australian soldiers are depicted loading a 75mm howitzer mountain gun on Bogadjim road, New Guinea. verso: Three sketches depicting soldiers kneeling on the ground and operating a mountain gun.
The road to Guy's Post, Ramu Valley, New Guinea is depicted with surrounding mountain ranges. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, w