Papuans setting down stretcher case in Regimental Aid Post, Missim Trail Accession Number: ART22519

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Hele shows Papuans setting down a wounded soldier on a stretcher ready to receive first aid treatment in the Regimental Aid Post of a forward unit on the Missim trail, Salamaua, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART22519
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink, brush and wash, pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall
Medium
pen and ink, brush and wash, pencil on paper
Date Made
July 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1943
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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