| Place | Europe: Greece, Crete |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART92807 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 76 x 101.4 cm; image: 69 x 94.5 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and black ink on card |
| Maker |
Winters, Michael |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 2004 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Night march of the captured and a circle of the dead
Description
In this work Winters depicts events told to him by Captain William Travers of the 2/1st Battalion. Travers led his company over three campaigns. His relationship with his men and the respect he felt for them meant that having to surrender to the Germans was a particularly difficult experience for him.
After their capture, he and the other Australian soldiers were forced to march during the night to an assembly point where they were to be taken off the island. During the march they saw a circle of dead British soldiers lying at the foot of a bridge under the light of the moon.