| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Templeux-le-Guerard |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03297 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 29.7 x 49.4 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with pencil and chinese white on paper on card |
| Maker |
Percival, Cecil |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | October 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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German prisoners from the Hindenburg Line, arriving at the quarry, Templeux-le-Guerard
Description
Depicts a column of German prisoners that had been captured by the AIF in the Hindenburg Line area, being taken to the 2nd Australian Divisions headquarters to be interrogated. Cecil Percival, was a cartoonist and illustrator. He contributed to 'Aussie', a paper for troops in the trenches during the First World War, also to London 'Punch'. He worked with the War Records section in London and later became principal cartoonist for the Sydney 'Bulletin', from 1920 to1940.