'Saddle-me-nag', Anzac soldiers at play

Place Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number ART91284
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 30.4 x 25.4 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description coloured crayon on coated paper
Maker Nolan, Sidney
Place made France: Paris
Date made 28 November 1957
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

Anzac soldiers engaged in a game of 'Saddle-me-nag'. When the soldiers at Gallipoli were able to get a moment away from the trenches they would often let off steam by playing games letting them forget for a few moments the grim reality of life at Gallipoli. Games of cricket and football were played as well as schoolboy games on the beach as shells flew overhead.
The artist stated in an interview of 13 April 1978 that the image relates to the playfulness of the soldiers relaxing as shown in the Anzac book.