A.I.F HQ baggage party Accession Number: ART21059

Description

Headquarters cases and baggage on a barge at Port Tewfik awaiting transfer to troopship SS"Laconia" in Suez Bay. Guard is from Headquarters, Middle East. A Motor Transport ship, very light, as trucks have very little weight for their bulk, is just about to let go wires, Suez, Egypt.

Details

Accession Number
ART21059
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: black ink on paper
Measurement
image: 29.2 cm x 39.4 cm
Medium
black ink with wash on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Tags

More like this

Embarkation, HMS "Larconia"

Art ART29362 Second World War, 1939-1945

AIF embarking in troopship "Larconia" out in Suez Bay, from Nile ferries. In the foreground, Headquarters baggage is being hoisted inboard in slings, while empty barges await tugs to return them to th

[104 Signals Squadron Vietnam] / Rowan Gamble

Film F03434 Vietnam, 1962-1975

We have just taken off from Luscombe airfield at Nui Dat enroute to Vung Tau. Seen below are some of about 20 perimeter fences, to slow down an enemy attack. These are the tent line of 104 Signal Squa

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 29 July 2025 - 11.36 pm