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Accession Number | ART24328 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 58.8 cm x 65 cm; Unframed: 39.7 cm x 45.5 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas on hardboard |
Maker |
Moore, Alan |
Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, Los Negros Island |
Date made | 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
77 Squadron digging in after landing at the Admiralties
Description
The ground staff of No.77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force landed on the beach at Los Negros Island during a Japanese counter-attack and were forced to take defensive positions and act as ground troops. Les Negros, Admiralty Islands.