'Digger' Caesar, tracking team dog, 2 RAR Accession Number: ART40657

Description

Portrait of Caesar, a tracking dog with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2RAR), a support company to the first Australian task force. He served in Vietnam from June 1967 until April 1970, when he was 'disposed' of and given to the British Air Attache in Saigon. His handler was Private Peter Haran of Elizabeth in SA. Caesar was a black labrador/ kelpie cross. The last unit he served with was 7RAR.

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Accession Number
ART40657
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal, rubbing ou on paper
Measurement
Overall: 55.9 cm x 38.4 cm
Medium
charcoal, rubbing out on paper
Date Made
1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1968
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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