The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A portrait of Squadron Leader Harvey Charlesworth during flight. The artist, Mainwaring, was sent to New Guinea as an Australian Army artist in 1942 and completed many portraits of military personnel during his time there. Charlesworth has his back to the viewer and is in full uniform strapped into his seat. Mainwaring has included the mechanics of the pilot's seat, but few other details of the cockpit are visible.
This is a portrait of a pilot who was an expert in navigating using the Beaufort aircraft. Seven hundred of these aircraft were produced for the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War. The
Mainwaring completed many portraits of Australian military personnel and illustrations of military technology while attached to the 6th Division in New Guinea. This painting features a Matilda tank id
A darkly humorous portrait of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler adrift at sea in a leaky barrel. A miserable and bedraggled Hitler stares at the viewer, his uniform torn and missing all its finery. Hi
Depicts a view across Camp Stone, with many aerials and towers visible on the skyline. Camp Stone, in the Herat province in Afghanistan, housed Italian and US troops. Stephen Delaney (1954-) is a Cana
Distinguished Service Order (Geo VI). Unnamed as issued. Donald Kewin McDonald was born at Roma, Queensland on 31 December 1916. He worked as an automotive technician in Sydney, and also served in t
On his last assignment as war correspondent Wep was sent to Borneo for two months. Here Jeeps were used in place of broken down steam engines to pull up to three cars. This sketch shows one with a gro