| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2018.148.1 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall - Closed: 17.8 x 25.4 cm x .9 cm; Overall - Open: 17.8 x 50.2 cm |
| Object type | Sketchbook |
| Physical description | pen, ink and pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Sprod, George Napier |
| Date made | 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Sketchbook containing 19 pages of drawings, compositions and notes relating to the service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod
Description
Sketch book relating to the service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod. It is a small, brown sketchbook of 20 leaves, 40 pages and 17 cartoons. The cartoons date from the period between his enlistment and departure for Singapore and feature scenes of his training. All the subjects are camp related and appear thematic. The first cartoon sets the scene of men enlisting, the second is their arrival to camp, and the final cartoon is a scene of men at the training camp.
Both the back and front cover has light pencil sketchings. The back features five light sketches of non-identifiable faces.
- George Sprod Official War Dairy
- Taking the Oath
- not titled [marching off to our quarters] [getting a uniform is like winning the lottery]
- not titled [men admiring new uniforms]
- Short Arm Parade
- Who called the cook a B-?
- This one won't hurt a bit - perhaps!
- South of the border
- Snags Again
- not titled [potato peeler]
- not titled [we'll make bread pudding]
- The awkward squad
- not titled [sergeant's mess]
- Look! a gunner, let's put him to work!
- not titled [sergeant's orders]
- Help! The Sar-Major's fallen down the grease trap!
- not titled [artist notes]