Scarlett Beach landing Accession Number: ART22755

Description

Troops of 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion landing from a Infantry Landing Craft approximately half an hour after the first wave of troops had landed. They had not, at this stage, fully overcome the resistance on the beach, with the rest that the second wave come under heavy fire. The port ramp of the Infantry Landing Craft and been carried away and all the troops were landed from the starboard ramp, New Guinea.This picture depits the landing at Scarlet Beach, 2 Australian Imperial Force of the 2/15th Australian Infantry Battalion.

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Accession Number
ART22755
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: black and white crayon and charcoal with green wash on paper
Measurement
Overall: 54.6 cm x 69.7 cm
Medium
black and white crayon and charcoal with green wash on paper
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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