| Place | Asia: Cambodia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90111 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 89.4 x 120 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on cotton |
| Maker |
Gittoes, George Noel |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Bundeena |
| Date made | May 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
Loading tracers, Battembang
Description
Depicts Private Nigel Ellerton, RAR, 1st Battalion, United Nations Transitional Authority (UNTAC) loading tracers for rifles (bullets used to assist in aiming), while seated on the floor of a tent, surrounded by packs, trunks and a 5.56 Australian Steyr rifle. They were loaded for protecting the Skyhawk which flew the artist, George Gittoes, from Phnom Penh to Battambang in Cambodia.