Three SAS guys sitting in their vehicle, Australian compound, Bagram, Afghanistan Accession Number: ART91921

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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 the SAS patrols in Afghanistan".

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Accession Number
ART91921
Artist
Peter Churcher
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on hardboard
Measurement
Framed: 17.7 x 25.7 x 3.7 cm
Unframed: 14.8 cm x 23 cm
Medium
oil on hardboard
Date Made
1 September 2002
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: Critical Witness, Wall 05
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 2002
Copyright
AWM copyright

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