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Classical concert, Changi
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Depicts a classical concert held in Changi, with a soloist violin and piano player on stage in front of an audience.ART29034
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EEK!
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
A cartoon depicting a nurse standing on a chair screaming in fright at a small mouse in the corner of the room. Three Australian soldiers are laughing at her, two are in bed and one is standing.ART92340
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[George McNeilly conducting class]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Amongst the many activities held in Changi to alleviate boredom, was a conducting class held by George McNeilly, a member of the YMCA unit.ART29033
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George Sprod Official War Dairy
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Frontispiece of the sketchbook created using the inside front cover which is page 1. The title 'Official War Diary' is written in black ink from the centre left to centre right. This is counter balan...AWM2018.148.1.1
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Help! The Sar-Major's fallen down the grease trap!
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon depicts a soldier running to another, asking for help as their sergeant major has fallen down a grease trap. His hand can be seen sticking out of it, waving for help. The second soldier's...AWM2018.148.1.16
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Informal portrait of an official Army officer painting at Gilli Gilli, Milne Bay. The officer is ...
Photograph
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Informal portrait of an official Army officer painting at Gilli Gilli, Milne Bay. The officer is possibly identified as SX13471 Sergeant Geoffrey R Mainwaring, Australian War Artist, Military History ...P05048.001
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Informal portrait of three sailors of HMAS Glenelg on leave at George Street, Sydney, NSW, in ...
Photograph
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Informal portrait of three sailors of HMAS Glenelg on leave at George Street, Sydney, NSW, in 1943. They are, left to right: PA2705 Able Seaman (AB) Thomas Daniel (Dan) Sprod, of SA, who enlisted on 2...P05048.002
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Look! a gunner, let's put him to work!
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon depicts three men chasing down a gunner.AWM2018.148.1.14
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not titled [artist notes]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
handwritten notes by Sprod that indicate his working for the cartoon book. The list of titles suggests Sprod may have been working on titling each cartoon, but changed his ideas in the final versions....AWM2018.148.1.18
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not titled [marching off to our quarters] [getting a uniform is like winning the lottery]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
'Marching off to our quarters' and 'Getting a uniform is like winning the lottery' is a two page illustration of men arriving at camp, and settling in to their surrounds, such as learning the layout a...AWM2018.148.1.3
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not titled [men admiring new uniforms]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon features six men admiring their new uniforms. A camp building is visible in the background.AWM2018.148.1.4
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not titled [potato peeler]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon features a man sitting down, peeling potatoes. Two men to his right laugh at this behavior, stating it was because he used to work in the sergeants mess.AWM2018.148.1.10
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not titled [sergeant's mess]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
In this cartoon, two soliders are seen discussing how they've run out of alcohol rations. The scene in the foreground is the sergeants mess, stocked full with bottles of alcohol. A number of jovial me...AWM2018.148.1.13
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not titled [sergeant's orders]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
In this cartoon, a sergeant orders a soldier to go to town to buy boot polish. The soldier can be seen thinking about beer, suggesting that he will make a detour for a drink while out on sergeant's or...AWM2018.148.1.15
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not titled [we'll make bread pudding]
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon is a comment on the food that was produced for the soldiers. Rather than letting the state bread go to waste, the chef decides to make bread pudding with it.AWM2018.148.1.11
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Short Arm Parade
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon features five men standing in line to talk to a seated serviceman (doctor).AWM2018.148.1.5
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Sketchbook containing 19 pages of drawings, compositions and notes relating to the service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Sketch book relating to the service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod. It is a small, brown sketchbook of 20 leaves, 40 pages and 17 cartoons. The cartoons date from the period between his enlistm...AWM2018.148.1
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Snags Again
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon features two servicemen being served sausages for dinner. A sergeant in the mess hall questions if there are any complaints while two men already eating, watch the encounter from the back...AWM2018.148.1.9
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South of the border
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon depicts soldiers watching a man on stage attempt to conduct a song. A woman in a spotty dress sits at the piano behind the conductor, hands poised ready to play.AWM2018.148.1.8
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Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, b.1919 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX34279 George Napier Sprod, 2/15 Field Regiment, 1940-1945. The collection consists of two handwritten manuscripts titled 'Lady Soldiers' and 'A...PR03967
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Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Explanatory note describing the two books at 3DRL/3110.001 and 3DRL/3110.002.3DRL/3110.003
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Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Collection related to NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod, who served with 2/15 Field Regiment and was a POW in Changi. These two issues of "Smoke-Oh" are all that remain of the series of camp magazin...3DRL/5040
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Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Collection related to NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod, who served with 2/15 Field Regiment and was a POW in Changi. Collections consists of two books (and an explanatory note) made by Sprod betwee...3DRL/3110
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Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, POW Changi) - Illustrated notebook
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Notebook of illustrations drawn by Sprod in Changi POW camp, 1944. The book was bound in Changi Book Binding Shop.3DRL/3110.002
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Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, POW Changi) - Illustrated notebook
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Book bound in a piece of gas-cape, commenced at Bukit Timah in Singapore Island in 1942 and contains verses, mostly written by Sprod, and posters from plays and variety shows which were staged in Syme...3DRL/3110.001
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Sprod, George N (Gunner, POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This issue (Vol 2) of "Smoke-Oh" is one of the two that remain from the series of camp magazines produced by Gunner George Sprod while a prisoner of the Japanese. In September 1944 he founded and pro...3DRL/5040.002
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Sprod, George N (Gunner, POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This issue (Vol 1) of "Smoke-Oh" is one of the two that remain from the series of camp magazines produced by Gunner George Sprod while a prisoner of the Japanese. In September 1944 he founded and pro...3DRL/5040.001
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Sprod, G N (Gunner, 2/15th Regt and Artist, POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
A 1944 Christmas card made by Sprod while in Changi for Bernard Campion, an English writer. The first letter written by Sprod to his mother after capitulation. At that time we didn't know his father...3DRL/7971
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Taking the Oath
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This is the only cartoon in Sprod's sketchbook that is dated. 'Taking the Oath' features men in civilian dress, resting their hands on a bible at the time of the enlistment. In the background there is...AWM2018.148.1.2
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The awkward squad
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon highlights a scene at camp, where soldiers are learning to hold and fire weapons. Each man is at a different stage of transitioning for their sergeants orders, which appears awkward and m...AWM2018.148.1.12
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This one won't hurt a bit - perhaps!
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
This cartoon is a scene at the dentist's office. A serviceman can be seen running from a doctor in the background.AWM2018.148.1.7
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Wallet 1 of 3 - Book by George Napier Sprod, 1942-1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 3 contains a book bound in a piece of gas-cape, which Sprod began compiling at Bukit ...AWM2022.6.121
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Wallet 3 of 3 - Collection relating to George Napier Sprod
Digitised Collection
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Collection relating to the Second World War service of George Napier Sprod, 1942-1945. Wallet 3 of 3 contains a note handwritten by Sprod giving context to the two books of poems and illustrations co...AWM2022.6.123
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Wallet 2 of 3 - Notebook of illustrations drawn by George Napier Sprod in Changi POW camp, 1944
Digitised Collection
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod, 1942-1945. Wallet 2 of 3 contains a notebook of illustrations drawn by Sprod in Changi POW camp, 1944. The b...AWM2022.6.122
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We're going to the ball!
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Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Second World War illustration of three women. One of the women has been drawn to represent Cinderella, she is wearing rags and has bare feet. The other two women are drawn to represent the ugly step...ART92211
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Who called the cook a B-?
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
'Who called the cook a B-?' is a comment on the quality of food that the soldiers were served at camp.AWM2018.148.1.6