Leaning soldier with owen gun
Art ART21670 Second World War, 1939-19452/8th Australian Infantry Battalion, 6th Australian Division; unidentified soldier, 2/8 Btn; campaign; Owen gun, extra ammunition packs around waist
Spruso Accession Number: ART21671
Description
Portrait depicting a soldier identified only as 'Spruso' of the 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, 6th Australian Division (previous drawing of same subject ART21671 [313] gives unit as 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion - 2/3 MG Btn relieved 2/3 Inf Btn and was acting as infantry in February/March 1945).
Details
Accession Number
ART21671
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal heightened with white
Measurement
Overall
Medium
charcoal heightened with white
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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