Private Vernon (Happy) Towns
Art ART21337 Second World War, 1939-1945Portrait of Private Vernon Royce (Happy) Towns (TX373) of the 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion. Towns wears a slouch hat and is smoking a cigarette.
The men coming out Accession Number: ART23194
Description
Sketch of two unidentified soldiers from the 2/12th Australian Infantry Battalion being relieved for a spell in the Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea. The figure in the background wears a slouch hat and is smoking a cigarette.
Details
Accession Number
ART23194
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 16.4 cm x 9.9 cm
Medium
pen, ink and wash on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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