| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART00099 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 77.5 x 66.5 cm; unframed: 61 x 51 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Bell, George |
| Place made | Belgium: Wallonie, Namur, Dinant |
| Date made | 1919 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Christie
Description
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Christie (1883-1957) , DSO and BAR, Commanding 51st battalion, at Villers- Bretonneux and later Air Commander, RAAF, wearing a slouch hat. He served with the 5th Light Horse Regiment in 1914 and with the 51st battalion in 1916, the year he was appointed Major. He returned to Australia in July 1919.