Australian War Memorial
SHIP-VanHeutz-01
Arthur Donald “Mick” FREE Bet. 10–13 December 1945 Embarked Tarakan Island per “HMAS Kanimbla” to Morotai Island, Indonesia The dangers faced by merchant seamen in the Pacific war are well illustrated in this work by official war artist Geoffrey Mainwaring. A Dutch KPM vessel (possibly the Van Heutz) is unloaded at Gili Gili wharf, while the Chinese steamer Anshun, which was sunk by Japanese cruisers on the night of 6-7 September 1942, lies on its side nearby. http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ART21343/
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| Date | 28/3/1945 |
| File name | SHIP-VanHeutz-01.jpg |
| File Size | 36.03k |
| Dimensions | 450 x 319 |
| Caption | The dangers faced by merchant seamen in the Pacific war are well illustrated in this work by official war artist Geoffrey Mainwaring. A Dutch KPM vessels (possibly the Van Heutz) is unloaded at Gili Gili wharf, while the Chinese steamer Anshun, which was sunk by Japanese cruisers on the night of 6-7 September 1942, lies on its side nearby. |
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| Copyright Notice | http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/ART21343/ |
| Linked to | Australian War Memorial; Arthur Donald FREE (4752790); Arthur Donald FREE |