Cleaning weapons Accession Number: ART25157

Description

On the Japanese road near Daumoina, New Guinea, members of the platoon command by Lieutenant V Passlow, MC, 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion, clean their weapons after returning from a 5 -day patrol. The feet of the soldier on the left were so painful that he could not wear boots.

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Accession Number
ART25157
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen on paper
Measurement
sheet: 14.4 x 22.1 cm
Medium
pen on paper
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1944
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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