Mine disposals unit at work

Place Asia: Japan
Accession Number ART26939
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 40.5 x 56.5 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on paper
Maker Colville, George
Place made Japan
Date made 1950
Conflict British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts a mine disposal unit at work, preparing to lay a fuse to destroy mines washed up on a small beach in Japan. The officers are from a Bomb Disposal unit of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).