Sergeant William (Mick) Morgan

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton
Accession Number ART21414
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 38.2 x 28.7 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description sanguine conte crayon on paper
Maker Abbott, Harold
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton
Date made 15 June 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Sergeant William John "Mick" Morgan (VX2495), a nursing sergeant in 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. Sgt Morgan's conscientiousness and interest in the treatment of patients under his care earned him the respect of many in the Brigade. He provided service in the Middle East, the Western desert, Greece, and Crete; and he saw action in Syria and Ceylon as well as Wau, New Guinea as a Nursing Sergeant.