| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28225 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 28 x 38.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper with cardboard mounting attached |
| Maker |
Belcher, Douglas Leonard |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 14 April 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Japanese woodpecker machine gun
Description
Depicts a Japanese "woodpecker" machine gun. This particular gun had been used by the Japanese in an ambush at Daumoina on Bogadjim Road, New Guinea.
VX109068 Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his unit and moved between the Ramu Valley and the coast along to Yaula and Mindjim Rivers towards Bogadjim, sketching and recording something of the area's activities during the Second World War