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Accession Number | ART23175 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 30 cm x 22.2 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | charcoal and pencil on paper |
Maker |
Dargie, William |
Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Buna |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Sergeant Sanopa, Papuan Native Constabulary
Description
Depicting a portrait of a Papuan Native Constabulary, Sergeant Sanopa. He was stationed at Buna before the war. Recommended for decoration for work at Oivi. Fought at Kokoda - led A Company, 39th Battalion back to Oivi after they have been cut off, and fought with 39th Battalion back to Iorabeia. Papuan campaign with 39th Australian Infantry Battalion, Buna, New Guinea.