Historical information

From information book -
"Reader's Digest/ Gallipoli/ 25th April 1915 - 9th January 1916/ Centenary Commemorative Prints".
Collection of 20 prints.
Refer Cat No. 7300.

Physical description

Framed print.
Print - colour print on paper. Copy of an original oil painting on canvas. Depicts a soldier leaning against a wall structure with a second soldier in more muted tones in the background within an earth trench.
Frame - Black plastic framing with glass front and MDF board backing with adhered black paper.

Inscriptions & markings

Details below print - in black ink.
"GEORGE COURTNEY BENSON (1886-1960) Infantryman c 1919-1920".
GEORGE BENSON " Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in September 1914 with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade". "Commissioned as an official artist in April 1918".