2/10th Australian Commando Squadron: sentry duty at night Accession Number: ART26731

Description

One of a series depicting a patrol of the 2/10th Australian Commando Squadron in Suain Plantation Area. It shows two men, one with a rifle and the other with Bren Gun, in the gun-pit on the edge of the perimeter, in the moonlight, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART26731
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 85.2 cm x 74.6 cm x 9.5 cm
Unframed: 61.5 cm x 51.2 cm x 1.6 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under official war art scheme 1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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