Art

Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon Meridian Sculpture Founders

Depicts a soldier in uniform with a bomb in one hand, about to launch it at his target. The plaster cast was made in 1942, Cairo, and the bronze was cast in 1985 by Meridian Sculpture Founders, Melbou...

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Art

Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon

Depicts a soldier in uniform with a grenade in one hand that he is about to throw. A bronze edition was cast in 1985.

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Art

Maker: Walker, Ralph

Two unhappy looking figures dressed in long coats and hard hats stand for calling for the guard.

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Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Light brown lightweight plain weave cotton dust coat. The coat has long raglan sleeves, two large patch pockets, with vertical opening on each side, a centre back vent and self fabric belt with white ...

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Photograph

Flying Officer Keith Lowe of Melbourne, Vic, wearing a "Hillsman's" coat as worn in the Punjab. He is serving with the Punjab Squadron in Belgium and various presents and comforts are frequently sent ...

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Art

Drawing of an unidentified French prisoner of war at Stalag 20A, Torun, Poland.

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Art

Maker: Baird, John

A caricatiured portrait of an unidentified soldier wearing a hat and an ill fitting uniform (giggle suit).

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Art

Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon

Originally entitled 'Patrol', this is the first version of 'Greece' produced by Dadswell while in the Middle East. The sculpture shows three soldiers of the 16th Brigade of the 6th Division on a forc...

ART26395

Art

Maker: Pidgeon, William Edwin (WEP)

Depicts a number of standing soldiers wearing oilskins and hats. One soldier carrys a radio. William Edwin Pidgeon (1909-1981), known as 'WEP' was a war correspondent, painter, cartoonist and illustra...

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Art

Maker: Dujka, Joe

Depicts an American soldier, dressed in a great coat, scarf, ear muffs and heavy boots, cooking some food over a small stove in an ice room at 'Acme Ice Pty Australia Ltd' , at Christmas time, surroun...

ARTI04012

Art

Maker: Bleifeld, Stanley

This is a statuette replica of the original Lone Sailor that is a feature of the United States Navy Memorial in Washington DC. The young man is a sturdy figure, and "the founders of the Navy Memorial...

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Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Dark blue wool cloth double breasted overcoat with stand and fall collar, self fabric shoulder straps with silver 'VAD AUSTRALIA' titles and a pair of gold braid rank stripes for commandant; verticall...

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Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Khaki drab dust coat with long sleeves and a fold down collar. The coat has two large rounded patch pockets sewn below the waist with openings on the side. A small square patch pocket is sewn on the l...

REL31672

Art

Maker: Bergner, Yosl Bergner, Yosl

Two male refugees wearing heavy coats and hats, one carrying a satchel, standing in a Melbourne street, a row of shabby two-storied buildings on the left.

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Art

Maker: Richmond, Oliffe

A group of nine soldiers standing around at Royal Park camp in Melbourne. The artist has concentrated solely on the figures in this piece.

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Art

Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon Meridian Sculpture Founders

Bronze statue of an Australian soldier dressed in winter uniform in Greece during the Second World War. This bronze edition was cast in 1987, plaster acquired under official war art scheme in 1942.

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Art

Maker: Dadswell, Lyndon

Plaster of a soldier holding a Bren gun. A bronze edition of this sculpture was later cast.

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Art

Maker: Walker, Ralph

Two soldiers sit inside a wall brick room on benches. One is in profile, sitting with his legs crossed, left arm folded over his waist, resting his chin on his propped right arm. He wears a long tre...

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