| Accession Number | ART03605.040.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | backing sheet: 45.5 x 28.8 cm; image: 32.6 x 23 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Date made | c. 1917-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Diggers bathing in the Somme
Sketchbook containing 56 pages of drawings from his service during the First World War
- Scrapbook leaf with one sketch recto and two sketches verso
Description
Depicts naked diggers on the edge of a river about to bath. One sits to the rear of the group, still wearing his helmet as though keeping watch for signs of the enemy.