AWM Collection Record: ART09097
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ID Number: | ART09097 |
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| Title: | Admiral Sir George Patey | ||
| Maker: | Power, H Septimus | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | United Kingdom: England | ||
| Date made: | 1925 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on canvas | ||
| Measurements: | 76.4 cm x 63.6 cm | ||
| Summary: | Admiral Sir George Edwin Patey, KCMG, KCVO, was the first Commander of Australian Fleet, from his arrival in 1913 until 1915. In his flagship, the battle-cruiser HMAS Australia, he was in charge of naval operations during the seizure of German New Guinea by the hurriedly-raised Australian Navy and Military Expeditionary Force shortly after the outbreak of war in 1914. | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Portraits | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Navy; Royal Navy | ||
| Related place: | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul; Papua New Guinea: New Guinea; United Kingdom: England | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918; Period 1919-1939 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:29:46 GMT
