Kelliher, V.C. (Private Richard Kelliher) Accession Number: ART26002

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Depicting QX20656 Private Richard Kelliher, VC, throwing grenades in the action that gained him the Victoria Cross at Nadzab, New Guinea. A sketch for a painting drawn from an account by Captain Whitaker, owner of the plantation, and from a visit to the spot where Captain Whitaker alleged Kelliher performed the deed. Private Kelliher was a member of 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion.

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Accession Number
ART26002
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper
Measurement
sheet: 25.2 x 20 cm
Medium
pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper
Date Made
1946
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1943-46
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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