| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28228 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 34.2 x 46.1 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil and pen and black ink on paper with cardboard mounting attached |
| Maker |
Belcher, Douglas Leonard |
| Place made | New Guinea1, New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Ramu Bogadjim Area |
| Date made | 11 April 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Mountain gun on Bogadjim road
Description
Three Australian soldiers are depicted loading a 75mm howitzer mountain gun on Bogadjim road, New Guinea.
verso: Three sketches depicting soldiers kneeling on the ground and operating a mountain gun.
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.