Gian Singh (Indian Army)

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Accession Number ART21629
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 50.3 x 34.8 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil and coloured washes on paper
Maker Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Place made New Guinea1: Aitape
Date made 1944
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 Gian Singh, taken prisoner by the Japanese at Singapore, a member of the Indian Army, was transported to New Guinea to work for the Japanese. A few of these soldiers were re-captured by our forces and they were a reliable source of information about the enemy. Gian Singh with six others, escaped from the Japanese at Wewak and three of them reached our lines and were being cared for at 104 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Aitape, New Guinea.