| Place | Europe: Greece, Velvendos |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23970 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 12.7 x 22.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Dargie, William |
| Place made | Greece |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Road and trees near Velvendos
Description
Velvendos is on high ground overlooking the Aliakmon River at the point where the three battalions of 16th Australian Infantry Brigade were in 1941, ferried across the river in a punt guided by a wire rope by seven sappers under Lieutenant S.H. Cann and Corporal D.G Smeal, all of 2/1st Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. The operation took 14 hours and after the last platoon of the 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion crossed the river, Corporal Smeal sank the punt and led the last men up the hill to Velvendos, Greece.