| Place | Europe: Belgium |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART03645 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 92.4 x 117.5 cm; unframed: 69 x 94 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Power, H Septimus |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1922 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Stretcher bearers
Description
Australian stretcher bearers with casualty on stretcher preparing to leave the battlefield, and another soldier attending to a second casualty. In performing their work, stretcher-bearers were regularly exposed to great danger as depicted in this work. Shells are bursting close to where they are rescuing the wounded soldiers.