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Barbed wire entanglements
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Barbed wire entanglements along a beach in Melbourne. Edward Albert Douglas Watson born 1920, served as an official war artist in Australia, New Guinea and Borneo from 1943 to 1946. He became the youn...ART22195
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Captain Hoshijima Susumi
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of Captain Hoshijima Susumu, Camp Commandant, Japanese Prisoner of War Compound, Sandakan, Borneo.ART22988
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Captain James Mellor
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Captain James Corry Mellor, SX13831, Camp Commandant, Headquarters, 9th Australian Division, formerly Royal Australian Artillery, 2/7th Australian Field Regiment, 7th Australian Div...ART22438
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Captain Nakata
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a head and shoulders portrait of a Japanese officer, Captain Nakata. His neck is bandaged as he had tried to commit suicide on a number of occasions. Douglas Watson (1920-1972) served as an o...ART22986
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Captain Shoichi Yamamoto
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Captain Shoichi Yamamoto, Jesselton Battalion Commander, 25th Regiment, 37th Japanese ArmyART22989
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Corporal Dickinson operating wireless, Signal Store 1944
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Corporal Dickenson of 2/5th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron testing a wireless set in the Signal Store of the Squadron in Atherton, North Queensland.ART21030
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Corporal Henry Johnston
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Corporal Henry Thomas Johnston, NX43723, of the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, lying in a bed with an injured arm and hand at the 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station.ART22458
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Corporal Wilfred Saunders
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Corporal Wilfred Norman Saunders, NX18821, of the 2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion with a bandage wrapped around a wound on his head.ART22461
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Despatch rider (Sergeant Rex Beggs)
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Sergeant Rex Biggs, VX101560, Despatch Rider wearing greatcoat with white over royal blue armbands, leather gauntlets, peaked motor cycle helmet and goggles.ART22357
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Devastation, Balikpapan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts the devastion and condition of a section of an oil refinery at Balikpapan, South East Borneo, showing oil tanks burnt out after the bombardment preceding the landing by 7th Australian Division...ART22997
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Discharging an EY Discharger Cup (Private Henry Maris)
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
QX61195 Private Henry Richard Maris, 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion; using a rifle grenade launcher with EY (Edward Yule - inventor) discharger cup (these were ordinary .303 rifles no longer sui...ART22465
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Disembarkation from HMAT "Manoora"
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Disembarkation of 2/48th Australian Infantry Battalion from HMAT Manoora, onto Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP), which took them to the beach head, Tarakan, Borneo.ART22476
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Driver W.A. Brown
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Sketched portrait of Australian soldier W. A. Brown VX84345 in Finschafen, New Guinea.ART29807
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Hauling gun into position
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Three men hauling a gun into position, San Remo, Cairns, Queensland.ART21025
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Japanese prisoner, Dr Young
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
A portrait drawn in Kokakoc, New Guinea, of Dr Young who was a Japanese prisoner of war. He was captured on New Britain.ART21292
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Jemadar Akbar Shah
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Jemadar Akbar Shah, of the 2/15th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army, a recovered Indian prisoner of war, captured in and taken to work for the Japanese. Jemadar is the most junior rank o...ART22470
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Jemadar Hazari Singh
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait depicting Jemadar Hazari Singh, 2/15th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army, a recovered Indian prisoner of war, captured and taken to work for the Japanese. Jemadar is the most junior rank of Indian...ART22471
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LAC Dave (Wimpy) Wellington
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a portrait of Leading Aircraftsman Dave 'Wimpy" Wellington, cook, Supply and Despatch Unit, Royal Australian Air force, Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea.ART21295
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Lance Corporal C. Sherer
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Portrait of Lance Corporal Charlie Sherer (NX67748; N74536), 2/10 Australian General Hospital, an ex-prisoner of the Japanese at Changi and Kranji camps, Singapore.ART29814
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Lieutenant K Allan
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Maker: Watson, Douglas
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant K T Allan, Officer Commanding Native Labour Compound, ANGAU member of Australian New Guinea Administration Unit. Served with 20th Battalion, A.I.F in World War I in F...ART21294