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| Accession Number | ART22277 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 40.6 x 45.7 cm; framed: 59.5 cm x 64.5 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Hanke, Henry |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | June 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Vickers machine gun crew 57/60 Battalion
Description
The three figures in this painting are Ken Connor behind the gun; Phil Saunders this side of the gun; Harold White far side of the gun. Harold White relates: "We had pursued the Japanese from the Shaggy Ridge area down to Bogadgin and went on to capture them in Madang. We entered Madang on 25 April 1944. We were in Madang resting when Henry Hanke painted this work. This is one of three paintings that he did of the 57/60 Battalion". The work depicts a Vickers heavy machine gun crew of the 57/60th Australian Infantry Battalion in their jungle position at Madang, New Guinea, June 1944.