Lance Corporal William Forster

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Accession Number ART21199
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 43.4 x 35.1 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description black crayon with pencil on paper
Maker Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay, Kwiara
Date made 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Depicts a portrait of VX5038 Lance Corporal William A Forster, navigator, 1st Australian Water Transport Group (small craft), Middle East, 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion. He took part in the Buna campaign in charge of an Landing Craft Assault Motorised (LCAM), Kwiawa, New Guinea.