AWM ART29415

Painting depicting a man in 1940s military uniform of shirt with sleeves rolled up, shorts, long socks and leather shoes sitting on a crate or box
Private Samuel Fejo, by Arthur Murch, 1942: oil on canvas on hardboard, 57 x 43 cm. Private Fejo was a gunner in the Fixed Defences Citizens Military Forces in Darwin during World War II. He was also an Aboriginal member of the Militia. The official war artist Arthur Murch noted that Private Fejo was one of about six Aboriginal men attached to Fortress Command in Darwin. These men were known as the "Darwin Black Watch". AWM ART29415
Source
AWM ART29415
Place made
Darwin, Australia
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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