Occupation of Hill B1

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton
Accession Number ART24080
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 61.6 x 76.3 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Abbott, Harold
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Atherton Tableland, Atherton
Date made May 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

Occupation of Hill B1 at Millaa Millaa in the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Troops of 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion are taking part in a 17th Australian Infantry Brigade exercise. The time is approximately 1530 hours, the objective of the day has been captured and sections are marching in to take up their positions. The 2/5th Battalion (Vic) is a sub-unit of the 17th Brigade, which is a sub-unit of the 6th Division.