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Ack Ack plotting room
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Maker: Baird, John
A sketch of the Ack Ack (Anti Aircraft) plotting room is depicted, showing helmets and military equipment hanging from hooks on the wall, and an Ack Ack chart in the centre.ART27964
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AIF graves, Lae
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Maker: Kingston, Hector
The artist used some of his supply of anti-malarial medication to execute this sketch of AIF graves at Lae. Both are marked with wooden crosses, and illegible inscriptions likely to be their names/ser...ART94216
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A soldier fixing his bayonet
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Maker: Dargie, William
An Australian soldier stands, wearing a tin helmet and is fixing his bayonet to his rifle.ART22008
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At fighter sector
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Maker: Baird, John
A portrait of an unidentified Air Force Officer shown wearing a 'pith' helmet.ART27911
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A.T.S.
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Maker: Games, Abram H.M. Stationery Office Multi Machine Plates Ltd
British Second World War recruitment poster by Abram Games. In December 1941, the British Parliament passed the National Service Act, which required unmarried women between 20 and 30 to join one of t...ARTV07142
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Attack
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Maker: Allen, George
Bronze sculpture representing Australian soldiers in New Guinea during WWII. One is holding a .303 rifle and the other an Owen gun.ART41006
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Attack
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Maker: Allen, George Purcell, R
Plaster cast of a sculpture representing Australian soldiers in New Guinea during the Second World War. One is holding a .303 rifle and the other an Owen gun. The plaster was cast from the original ce...ART26391
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Australian serviceman
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Maker: Ewers, Ray
This statuette is a maquette originally made to assist with raising money for the relocation of Ewers 'Australian serviceman' sculpture from the Hall of Memory to the Memorial grounds, showing Ewers' ...ART90406
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Australian serviceman
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Maker: Ewers, Ray Meridian Sculpture Founders
This statuette is the first in a series of a possible edition of 100, which were to be cast for sale through the Australian War Memorial shop. The maquette was originally made to assist in raising fun...ART90837
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Burning petrol dump near 7 mile drome
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Maker: Dargie, William
Three Australian soldiers are pictured in the foreground with a burning petrol dump billowing black smoke near Jackson's Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART21312
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Calling for guard
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Two unhappy looking figures dressed in long coats and hard hats stand for calling for the guard.ART29104
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Camouflage net
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Depicts a portrait of an unidentified soldier wearing a protective helmet (tin hat) with camouflage netting.ART21305
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Cartoon for Major Mollard's (2/24 Battalion) Story of Attack, Battle of El Alamein
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Maker: Dargie, William
Several soldiers lay wounded in the foreground, while in the background a line of armed Australian soldiers advances forward. This is a sketch for the story, as told by Major K. F. Hollard, DSO, of ...ART26203
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Dreaming; verso: Thinking of leave
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Maker: Walker, Ralph
Depicts two soldiers, one is sitting elbow on knee, dreaming. The other is standing behind watching. To the left are two rifles. On verso of the work is an unfinished sketch of a soldier thinking of l...ART29144
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Front line trenches, Libya; verso: Study of a digger
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
recto: Australian soldiers in the front line trenches, Libya. verso: Seated Australian soldier with rifle in hands, wearing uniform and helmet.ART21897
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Guard with dog at Mica Beach
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Maker: Baird, John
Sketch depicting a guard and dog at Mica Beach. The guard is holding a bayonet and wearing a steel helmet as he stands to attention. In the background (left) is a male nude carrying a box of supplies ...ART27949
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Height and range finder
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Maker: Baird, John
Three soldiers wearing steel helmets are depicted operating a range finder, against a backdrop of straw.ART27922
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Infantryman with rifle
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Maker: Dargie, William
Infantryman with rifle. This is a preparatory sketch for the final painting 'Morning attack by 2/16 Australian Infantry Battalion' [ART22347].ART22037
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Jungle patrol
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Maker: Allen, George
Stone sculpture of Australian troops with rifles climbing through jungle, weapons 'at the ready'. They are expectant, alert, conscious of potential danger ahead. This sculpture captures the undulating...ART90393
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Junglers
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Reconstruction from photograph of troops' activities in Malaya. Two Australian soldiers are on patrol in the jungle.ART30103