The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a beach in Aitape with a soldier and an army nurse relaxing to enjoy the sun after a surf during the Second World War. The woman is possibly US Army nurse 2nd Lieutenant Cordia McArthur.
Depicts a portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Cordia McArthur, US Army nurse, 30th Evacuation Hospital United States Army, drawn just after she had emerged from the surf on the beach near the hospital, Aitape,
Depicts a group of men bathing at the beach. The Australian portion of the Aitape-Wewak campaign took place in northern New Guinea between November 1944 and August 1945. Aitape had been occupied by th
Depicts a portrait of Second Lieutenant Jean King, US Army nurse, United States Army, 30 Evacuation Hospital at Aitape, New Guinea.
This study is of a US army protective (tin) helmet, glove and 30 calibre machine gun link belt discarded on the beach at Okinawa.
Depicts male figures relaxing on the beach. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, painter, cartoonist and illustrator. During the Second World War many of his illu
Depicts Second Lieutenant Norma Fisher of the 30th US Evacuation Hospital, lying on the beach near the hospital enjoying the sun and thoughtfully studing the busy harbour scene, Aitape, New Guinea.
