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Small painting on scrap paper made by POWs of the 5th Battalion in the Japanese camps of a person pouring something (possibly grain or rice) from one basket into another basket on the floor. At the bottom it is singed 'Mike Hardy.' Lawrence Dunham's nephew, William Dunham states they were "painted by some of the sick POWs to try and take their minds of their suffering. The brushes were made from human hair and the paint was made from crushing tree bark, soil and other ingredients."

1942-45

From: 1942 To: 1945

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Dunham, Lawrence,
Hardy, Mike

5th Battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, painting, World War Two