| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART91855 |
| 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, Syria |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Bob Hobbes
Description
Garvey's cartoon portrait of Bob Hobbes, from a series of thirty-six pencil drawings made in Syria, Tripoli and Lebanon in 1942 of members of 15 Platoon 'C' Company, 2/32 Battalion, Lebanon 1942. Hobbes is seen in left profile, wearing his uniform but no hat. Robert Francis Hobbes was born in Hamilton, Victoria on 1 May 1919. Enlisting in the Army on 6 July 1940, he was a Private with service number VX45047. He died on 24 July 1942.