| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Queenscliff |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART93180.004 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 33.8 x 21.1 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil, pen and ink on paper |
| Maker |
Zif |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Queenscliff |
| Date made | c. 1909-1910 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 Period 1900-1909 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
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Description
A sergeant stands at the door to a barracks room and hollers for a sleeping soldier, Edward "Teddy" Flood, to get up. Flood (272) went on to serve in the First World War as a gunner in the Siege Artillery Brigade. He was originally from County Kildare, Ireland, and enlited at the age of 41. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest on 18 April 1918, which he received the previous day, and is buried in Boulogne, France.