| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART11396.006 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 16.6 x 14 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Lambert, George |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Recto: Not titled [Working the land]; verso: Not titled [Liet. Gooding]
Description
Recto: a pencil sketch of a soldier sitting on the ground and watching as other figures till the land. Verso: the details of Lieutenant Leonard Gooding, a young soldier who enlisted with the AIF and was deployed in 1915 as a member of the 4 Light Horse Regiment. He was promoted to Lieutenant in December 1917, and returned home to Australia in 1919.
The abbreviations used by Lambert include AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and EEF (Egyptian Expeditionary Force).