The night before Karkar Island landing Accession Number: ART25166
Description
QX6239 Major E.G. Green, commanding "B" Company, 37/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion, always saw that the lads broke the monotony by arranging sing songs among themselves. Besides the community singing, lads would also give solo items. The beam of a torch would be put on to the lad as he gave his item. Private "Steamboat" Russell (Coy aid post) was the humourist of the Company , is seen here in this sketch reciting as Major Green acts as compare. The scene depicted is that of the sing song conducted on Sarong Passage Beach the night prior to the landing of Karkar Island at 6.30am, New Guinea, 2 June 1944.
Details
Accession Number
ART25166
Artist
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and watercolour on paper
Measurement
sheet: 29.2 x 33.3 cm
Medium
pen and watercolour 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