| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART24249 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 52.2 x 38.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | charcoal with coloured pastels heightened with white on paper |
| Maker |
Mainwaring, Geoffrey |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Captain Henry Nicholls
Description
Portrait depicting Captain Henry William Nicholls MC (NX15737) 'Z' Special Unit (formerly of 1st Australian Parachute Battalion and 2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion). Served in Benghazi and Tobruk, awarded the Military Cross for gallantry at the age of 20. Captain Nicholls led a party ashore in Wewak prior to its capture by 6th Australian Division, New Guinea.