Ivor Hele, Battlefield burial of three NCOs, [1944, oil on canvas, 76.3 x 91.6 cm, AWM ART22560]
Hele was present when three Australians were killed in New Guinea during an attack on Japanese troops. He did the sketch for this painting as the dead men were carried to the burial site by their comrades.
Source
AWM ART22560
Copyright
Australian War Memorial