Description
An Australian soldier is depicted at the foot of Shaggy Ridge, sitting down with a rifle. Behind him steps lead up the ridge, through dense growth, to a bare opening at the top.
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
ART28248
Artist
Sergeant Douglas Leonard Belcher
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 37.6 cm x 27.9 cm
Overall: 39.1 cm x 31 cm
Medium
pencil watercolour on paper with cardboard mounting attached
Date Made
20 February 1944
Credit Line
Donation 1972-73
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright
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