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| Accession Number | ART40863 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 55.8 x 40.6 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Buley, Rosalind |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Date made | 1973 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Sapper Raymond Ryan
Description
Depicts a portrait of Sapper Raymond Francis Ryan, MM, was a national serviceman posted to the 1st Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers, serving in South vietnam. Attached to an infantry company during an operation in which elements of the company entered a minefield and sustained casualities. Ryan moved forward and worked singled-handed for four hours in darkness, prodding through minefield with a bayonet to reach the casualities and clear a path for their evacuation. Having completed this task Ryan was in the act of withdrawing when he detonated a mine and was severely wounded.