Jim Marsland Accession Number: ART91880

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Garvey's cartoon portrait of Jim Marsland, from a series of thirty-six pencil drawings made in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon in 1942 of members of 15 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/32 Battalion, Lebanon 1942. Marsland, with tight curls on the top of his head, is seen striding along in right profile, wearing uniform and no hat. James Alfred Marsland was born in Horsham, Victoria on 31 March 1902. He enlisted in Claremont, WA on 8 April 1941 and was discharged on 13 June 1944. He served in the Army, service number WX11452, attaining the rank of Lance Corporal.

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Accession Number
ART91880
Maker
Private Joe Garvey
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 27.4 cm x 21.2 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented 2002
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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