Accession Number | ARTV02501 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Sheet: 50.8 x 76.2 cm |
Object type | Poster |
Physical description | lithograph |
Maker |
HQ Vic L of C Area LHQ Cartographic Coy, Australian Survey Corps |
Date made | 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
AWL: Gaps in the ranks your pals and unit suffer!
Description
Australian Second World War poster depicting the letters "A"; "W"; and "L" [Absent Without Leave] replacing soldiers in a formed rank. The poster aims to discourage soldiers from being absent from the ranks, with the subtitle "your pals and unit suffer" summarising the effect of being absent.