| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Finisterre Ranges |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART25156 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 19.8 x 28.1 cm; image: 19.8 x 28.1 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and wash on paper |
| Maker |
Rafty, Tony |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Finisterre Ranges |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Sore feet
Description
Troops of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion, members of Lieutenant V Passlow's, MC, platoon having their feet dressed at the Regimental Aid Post after their return from patrol. They had been cut off and had worked their way back through the scrub and over the 3800 Feature to "C" Company Headquarters. They had been two days without food, two of them had been wounded and their feet were in a shocking state, Finisterre Ranges, New Guinea.