Historical information

Hand draw sketch on cloth handkerchief by Private Edward CURRAN VX143967 - Born Wangaratta 6/6/1923
Service - CMF 23/1/1942-11/7/1943 AIF 12/7/1943-15/10/1945 24th Battalion Embarked 29/3/1943 for New Guinea.

Significance

Cotton handkerchief depicting hand drawn sketch by soldier whilst on active service in New Guinea during second world war.

Physical description

Brown timber frame and beige mount containing sketch of a koala in a blue diamond above a boomerang on cloth

Inscriptions & markings

Bouganville New Guinea 24th Battalion AIF "I Hold Fast"
Plaque with inscription "Private Edward Joseph Curran 24th Infantry Battalion Australian Imperial Force - New Guinea and Bougainville"