The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two SAS soldiers with Simpson the donkey, in the Australian compound, Bagram. Peter Churcher recalled, "The SAS squadron had four donkeys that they purchased from the locals. The donkeys proved to be invaluable for carrying gear up steep terrain otherwise untraversable by vehicles. The four donkeys were kept on the base. All had names and were like pets. The man sitting on the tether-post in this painting personally cared for the donkeys and was telling me how honoured he was for his favourite Simpson to be included in a painting. He was clearly a little bit emotional that he would be leaving Simpson in a few days and would have to say goodbye."
Showing the interior of the SAS sleeping quarters at the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. Peter Churcher recalled, "The SAS soldiers lived in one of the partly ruined buildings within the Australian com
An SAS soldier is walking in the village of Bagram. Peter Churcher recalled, "Just outside the main gate of the airbase is the village of Bagram, in which the locals live. I was eager to go into the v
Three SAS soldiers sitting in their vehicle. There is a grenade gun on top of the vehicle. Peter Churcher recalled, "These vehicles, of which there were about ten, were one of the important tools of t
Landscape view across Afghanistan, showing wreckage and refuse from the Russian/Afghan war in the foreground, with local people fossicking through the rubbish. Peter Churcher recalled, "It's what you
Depiction of Neyamet, a five year old Afghan boy who received a serious ballistic wound to his head. Peter Churcher recalled, "When he arrived at the American hospital on Bagram airbase, part of his s
Ben Quilty met Lance Corporal Mark Noble when he was deployed to Afghanistan in October 2011 as an official war artist as part of Operation Slipper, commissioned by the Australian War Memorial and att
