Pro Patria No.6 Admirable Courage d'un Brancardier

Place Europe: France
Accession Number AWM2019.367.24
Collection type Art
Measurement Sheet: 43.8 x 32.4 cm
Object type Print
Physical description lithograph on paper
Maker Loubère, P
Lasnier, A
Place made France
Date made 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

French propaganda print No. 6 in the series 'Pro Patria'. Titled 'The admirable courage of a stretcherbearer' it depicts the moment that a strecther bearer advanced carrying a red cross flag out of the safety of a trench onto the battlefield to rescue the wounded. He was Father Valette of N.D. de Rive-de-gier and reccommended for the Military Medal for his bravery.