| Place | Asia: Korea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART40373 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 56 x 38 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | red conte crayon, charcoal on paper |
| Maker |
Hele, Ivor |
| Place made | Korea |
| Date made | 20 June 1952 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Vickers crew, Hill 210, Korea
Description
Double portrait in right profile of two members of the Vickers crew at Hill 210 in Korea, handling a 303 heavy machine gun. At left is 3/3346 Lance Corporal Robert Holman Gow, wearing a woollen beanie, and at right is 1/2072 Lance Corporal Roy Anderson wearing a beret.They were members of 1 Battalion, 28 Brigade, 1 Commonwealth Division, Royal Australian Regiment. The figure 3 before the stroke indicates that Gow was a regular soldier from Victoria, and the figure 1 before the stroke indicates that Anderson was a regular soldier from Queensland.