Disembarkation at Toko

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number ART22485
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 40.6 x 45.8 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Place made Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A frequent scene ay Toko during the Second World War; men, equipment and stores are hurriedly disembarked and the stores hastily stacked all ready to be carried on to the forward areas within half an hour. The pile of boxes are from a previous barge; from the present one come men with all their personal gear. Some have already dumped their equipment, consisting of packs with a blanket rolled in ground sheet tied to the outside, as well as rifles, kerosene lamps and miscellaneous bundles. Some men are shown enjoying a mug of tea from the 'booster' whilst others are adding their packs to the dumps. A few stragglers linger on the ramp. The 'Dora', a supply ship, is out at sea.