| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART91027 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sight: 64.8 x 54.8 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Sinai Palestine 1918: Transport Series |
| Maker |
McCubbin, Louis Frederick |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1930 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Issuing rations
Description
Troop orderlies are issuing rations of bully beef, biscuits, tea, sugar and salt to the section orderlies, Beersheba, 1930. This is eighth in a series of eight paintings accompanying the Palestine dioramas. The series illustrates the Egyptian Labour Corps and the Camel Transport Corps transporting supplies (food, water, clothing and medical supplies) from Deir el Belah on the Mediterranean coast of Palestine through the desert to the troops in battle.