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| Accession Number | ART21042 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 62.4 cm x 56.2 cm; unframed: 45.2 cm x 39 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on hardboard |
| Maker |
Dargie, William |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
| Date made | February 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Sergeant, 2/24 Australian Infantry Battalion
Description
Depicts a portrait of an unidentified Sergeant from the 2/24 Australian Infantry Battalion. Dargie noted, "A type of Australian NCO [Non Commissioned Officer] who has seen service at El Alamein as well as in the recent Lae and Finschhafen operations".
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Places
- Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
- Africa: North Africa, Western Desert, Western Desert (Egypt), El Alamein Area, El Alamein
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen, Finschhafen area
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae
- Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby