Trousers : Charles Green, Official War Artist

Pair of khaki cotton drill trousers with slant pockets on each hip, two rear pockets, a coin pocket at the front, a side cargo pocket on the left leg above the knee, and a mobile phone pocket on the right leg at the rear. The trousers have light brown nylon details over the knees and on the side cargo pocket, mobile phone pocket and rear pockets. There are five belt loops around the waistband and the waist is closed by a zipper fly and a plastic button. The maker's label is stitched inside the waistband at the rear.

In early 2007 the Australian War Memorial appointed Charles Green and Lyndell Brown as official artists to Iraq and Afghanistan. Green and Brown are based in Melbourne and work collaboratively on the same paintings. Their work is represented in most Australian state and public collections. Their experiences as official artists travelling with the Australian Defence Forces bear some similarity to those of George Lambert ninety years previously - having to work quickly and pack up at a moment's notice when the Forces needed to move. They were attached to military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Their task was to record and interpret the training, logistical, and operational activities of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel they encountered.