| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART21699 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 32.8 x 45.6 cm (sight) (mounted) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | sanguine and bistre conte crayon on paper |
| Maker |
Hodgkinson, Roy |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Buna bound - SS Bantam (Sapper D Bryant, Sapper Roy Lewis, Sapper Rex Briggs)
Description
Seen sitting on the ships raft are, left Sapper D. Bryant, 2/4th Australian Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers; centre, an American sapper of 43 U.S.A Engineers; right, Sapper R.Lewis, and back to artist, Sapper R. Briggs of the same unit. The voyage from Milne Bay was punctuated by air alerts and submarine scares. The S.S Bantum is a Dutch K.P.M boat. Oerlikon gun for defending ship is seen in the background.