Ruins of the Temple of Apollo, Delphi Accession Number: ART24017

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A Company of 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion held a road demolition here covering the withdrawal of the left flank of the 6th Australian Division during the retirement to the evacuation beaches in Greece in April 1941.

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Accession Number
ART24017
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 12.7 cm x 15.2 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
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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