'Malaya. Bombing of a Hospital Train', 1941 (c)
Watercolour over pencil, signed lower right 'L Rawlings', by Gunner Leo Rawlings (1918-1984), 137th Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 1941 (c).
Freight and hospital trains being bombed in a station, while soldiers operate anti-aircraft guns and continue to load supplies. In his book 'And the Dawn Came Up Like Thunder', Rawlings writes about his experiences as a Far Eastern Prisoner of War.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1999-04-29-1
Copyright/Ownership
Not NAM Copyright, Artist's Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-04-29-1