| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28250 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 18.4 x 26.4 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil and watercolour on paper with cardboard mounting attached |
| Maker |
Belcher, Douglas Leonard |
| Place made | New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 8 February 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Campaigning in the Ramu Valley
Description
An Australian soldier is depicted sitting on the ground with legs outstretched and rifle in hand, leaning against a shelter behind him.
Sergeant Belcher, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps attached to Royal Australian Engineers, was able to obtain leave from his unit and moved between the Ramu Valley and the coast along to Yaula and Mindjim Rivers towards Bogadjim, sketching and recording something of the area's activities during the Second World War.