Wartime art. (1 Viewer)

[waynepoo]

During the Second World War my Dad served with the 2/15th Field Company R.A.E 9th Division A.I.F. He was handy with the coloured pencils and during the many hours between operations he scribbled away in a large note book which I was lucky enough to keep safe for all these years since. As you will understand I am rather proud of my Father and these drawings which have not been seen by anyone outside the family before (some I posted in another thread recently which got me thinking) so if will you indulge a son his wish to show his Dad work here are just some.
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

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[TomNT]

Crikey mate, you're old man is brilliant! Wish i saw the drawings when i visited but thanks for posting anyway.

P.S. Congrat's on making captain sir! :salute::

Tom

 

[TomB]

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Great art...glad you have shown them...are there more ?...I presume the cowboy is Starlin and the Nag is Hitler...great cartoon.....what did your old man do in the "Ginger Beers"...my guess is he had something to do with survey.......cheers TomB

 

[TomB]

Crikey mate, you're old man is brilliant! Wish i saw the drawings when i visited but thanks for posting anyway.

P.S. Congrat's on making captain sir! :salute::

Tom

Crickey !,,,5000 posts to make Captain.....aint there a field Commission around somewhere ?....just joking ...TomB

 

[The Military Workshop]

Wayne,
What great mementos of your Dad.
The leaders are very good.
Thanks for sharing.
Brett

 

[Louis Badolato]

Wayne,

Your father was a terrific artist! Thanks for sharing his work with us.:smile2:

 

[wayne556517]

Love the first one mate the Roo and OZ,he was a clever man see where you get your pop stick skills from thanks for posting mate.

 

[Mitch]

Very nice and done with some skill!! a very nice memory and item to have.
Mitch

 

[lancer]

Very talented man. The portraits are scary good. -- Al

 

[waynepoo]

Gentlemen thank you all for your kind words.
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

Crikey mate, you're old man is brilliant! Wish i saw the drawings when i visited but thanks for posting anyway.

P.S. Congrat's on making captain sir! :salute::

Tom

Tom,
I may have made Captain but I bet you still won't do what I tell you.....{sm3}^&grin
Thanks mate.
Wayne.

 

[waynepoo]

Great art...glad you have shown them...are there more ?...I presume the cowboy is Starlin and the Nag is Hitler...great cartoon.....what did your old man do in the "Ginger Beers"...my guess is he had something to do with survey.......cheers TomB

Tom,
He was a 'Sapper' but he past away when I was just ten years old and so I never got to hear those stories, I guess a Sapper in those days was a general army dogs body digging, filling in and all the rest of what engineers would have done, I just didn't ever get the chance to talk to him. He did get around a bit ...New Guinea - Lea & Finschhafen, Boreno - Brunei Bay & Tarakan.
Thanks mate,
Wayne.

 

[TomNT]

Tom,
I may have made Captain but I bet you still won't do what I tell you.....{sm3}^&grin
Thanks mate.
Wayne.

Mate, i'll make Captain one day but i'll prob have a lot more grey hairs and you will be a 4 star General by then! {sm4}

Tom

 

[Desertkiwi]

'Captain Waynepoo'......now thats got a nice ring to it......well done Wayne mate!{bravo}}

Also, it's clear your sketches are very special, they're also very good......thanks for posting, it's nice to see something a little different on the forum too!

Cheers.