| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91867 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 27.4 x 21.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Garvey, Joe |
| Place made | French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Lebanon, French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon: Lebanon, Beirut Tripoli Area, Tripoli |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Paddy Sawyer
Description
Garvey's cartoon portrait of Paddy Sawyer, from a series of thirty-six pencil drawings made in Syria, Palestine and Lebanon in 1942 of members of 15 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/32 Battalion, Lebanon 1942. Sawyer is brandishing a stick, like a waddy, while chasing a disappearing native figure. The word 'yalla' is included in the cartoon as spoken by Paddy. A 'yalla' is a Lebanese word meaning 'let's go, or 'come on'. (Information taken from W H Downing 'Digger dialects'.) Patrick Francis Sawyer was born in Fremantle, WA on 29 January 1916. He enlisted at Northam, WA on 25 August 1942, and was discharged on 18 January 1946. He served as a Sapper in the Army, with service number WX31570.