Description
Soldiers of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion stand around a man laying on a stretcher. One is lighthing him a cigarette. Dargie noted, "Around the Spur, and out of sight of the enemy, it is at last safe to light up cigarettes. This was after we found the casualties, on the night of 31 March - 1 April, at about 4.30 in the morning, and we were on the way back to Scott's Creek [in the Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea]".
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Accession Number
ART25030
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 17.2 cm x 16.4 cm
Medium
pen, ink and wash on paper
Date Made
March - April 1944
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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