2/10th Australian Commando Squadron: first signs of cannibalism

Place Oceania: New Guinea1
Accession Number ART26727
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 76.2 x 91.8 cm; Framed: 111 cm x 116 cm x 6.5 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Hele, Ivor
Place made Australia: South Australia, Aldinga
Date made 1947
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Shows the 2/10th Australian Cavalry Commando Squadron encountering the first signs of Japanese cannibalism in Aitape Wewak, New Guinea.