| Place | Asia: Timor |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26329 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 23.8 x 32.2 cm; frame: 34 x 42.4 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Bush, Charles |
| Place made | Timor |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Captain Dunkley's hospital, Ainaro Timor
Description
Showing the building in which Captain C R Dunkley, Australian Army Medical Corps, the Medical Officer of 2/2nd Australian Independent Company, established a base for the treatment of sick personnel of the Company, during the guerilla operations against the Japanese in 1942. Many men of "Sparrow Force" who had not surrendered at Koepang who where still ineffectively for one reason or another, were also treated here.