| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART07287 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 76.8 x 63.8 cm Frame: 93 x 80cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Hall, Bernard |
| Date made | 1924 |
| Conflict |
Period 1920-1929 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Warrant Officer David O'Keeffe
Description
Depicts a portrait of (12367) Sergeant (later Warrant ) David O'Keefe, DCM and Bar, for his work as a stretcher bearer at Ploegsteert Wood, during the Battle of Messines, 1917. He gained a bar to the DCM for rescuing wounded in an artlillery bombardment at Passchendaele of the same year, 10 Field Ambulance, AIF, Third 1st Australian Imperial Force.