Accession Number | ART02555 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sight: 17.4 x 24.4 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pencil, pen and ink on paper |
Maker |
Gould, Charles Henry |
Date made | 3 January 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Extract from Intelligence Report:- "Yesterday two of our pigeons failed to return"
Description
Depicts two Australian soldiers in a trench cooking two pigeons over a fire on the ends of their bayonets. This cartoon, reproduced in 'From the Australian Front', is accompanied by the caption 'Extract from Intelligence Report:- "Yesterday two of our pigeons failed to return" '.