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| Accession Number | ART31764 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 76.8 x 61 cm, frame size 98.4 x 83.2 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Godson, John Barclay |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1956 |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson
Description
Depicts a portrait of NX12595 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson, VC, MC. Served during the 1914-18 War with British forces in East Africa against German led Askari, and was awarded the MC. Commanding 2/19th Battalion, 2 AIF. He commanded the unit throughout the campaign in Malaya, and his outstanding work over four critical day in 1942 in the Muar River area resulted in the award of the Victoria Cross. With the surrender of the Allied force in Malaya 1942 Colonel Anderson became a prisoner of war and remained in captivity until the collapse of Japan.