The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 Japanese had ambushed two days prior, leaving four casualties and one dead.
VX109068 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.
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 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
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
A small steep hill with a shelter is depicted, with a tree stump visible in the foreground. VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was
A view from Barum village towards Bogadjim overlooking the mouth of the river, with plantations to the left and a tall palm tree depicted in the foreground. The artist noted that Mortar and M.G fire w
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