| Place | Asia: Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91924 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Framed: 23.2 cm x 32.5 cm x 3.7 cm; Unframed: 20 cm x 30 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on hardboard |
| Maker |
Churcher, Peter |
| Place made | Afghanistan, Afghanistan: Parwan Province, Bagram |
| Date made | 22 August 2002 |
| Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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The 'piss-a-phone', outside bombed building, Bagram
Description
The shower and toilet block inside the SAS compound, with an SAS soldier using the 'piss-a-phone', an improvised urinal. Peter Churcher recalled, "The 'piss-a-phone' is outside the bombed building in which the men's bathroom facilities are housed in the Australian compound, Bagram airbase, Afghanistan."