Lost patrol returns Accession Number: ART25162

Description

Lieutenant V. Passlow's patrol, returning at night to "C" Company Headquarters, 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion after being cut off and making their way back through the scrub. The men have collapsed outside the Signal tent and the signaller sends a message to appraise Battalion Headquarters of their return. All of their gear had been abandoned, the men bringing back only their arms, Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea.

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Accession Number
ART25162
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and wash on paper
Measurement
sheet: 23.8 x 39.6 cm
Medium
pen and wash 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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