Arm injury - amputation

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Accession Number ART24397
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 95 cm x 70 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Aubrey-Crowe, George
Place made Australia: Queensland, Brisbane
Date made 1946
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Period 1940-1949
Copyright

Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright

Description

Australian Military Forces, Services Reconnaissance Department, Native Constabulary; R416 Warrant 1 Yauwiga (or Yauwika) DCM, M Special, AMF, with loyalty medal, left arm amputated below elbow, wearing prosthesis with hook, also had injury to left side of face including the left eye.