2/10th Australian Commando Squadron: wash and clean up Accession Number: ART26875

Description

One of a series of 12 paintings depicting members of the 2/10th Australian Commando Squadron in New Guinea in November 1944. The soldiers have just returned from a six-week patrol where they were clearing the Babiang and surrounding area prior to an advance by the 19th Infantry Battalion. The soldiers are pictured relaxing and bathing in the river in Babiang, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART26875
Artist
Major Ivor Henry Thomas Hele Kt
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Overall: 50.8 cm x 61.4 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Aldinga
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under commission 1949
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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