The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts a study of a jeep train pulling out from the Beuufort railway station in Borneo. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and newspaper critic. In 1926 as a 16 yr old, he became a cadet newspaper artist with the 'Sunday News' and began his professional career working for a number of newspapers. During the Second World War, he became a war correspondant with Consolidated Press, contributing illustrations that were published in the 'Australian Women's Weekly' magazine. His images, with their sardonic humour, richly conveyed the lives and personalities of Australian troops during the Second World War.
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Peter and Elizabeth Pidgeon in memory of William Edwin Pidgeon 2014
Depicts a view through damaged ruins of buildings in Borneo during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and newspaper critic. In 1926
Depicts Beaufighters planes and ground crew at Morotai in Indonesia during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and newspaper critic.
The recto of this small sketch depicts a study of a tent while on the verso is a study of trees and a separate study of fences intersecting. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, ca
Depicts a number of Australian servicemen in a briefing room in northern Australia, during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and ne
Depicts a Beaufighter airoplane on the airstrip at Morotai, Indonesia, about to take off. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator and newspaper critic. In 1926
Depicts the landscape and billowing smoke of burning oil wells at Seria (now in Brunei), during the Second World War. William Edwin Pidgeon ('WEP') (1909-1981) was a painter, cartoonist, illustrator a