HMT BENALLA

Artist John Allcot (Australian, 1888 - 1973)

Date1919

Object number00049108

NamePainting

MediumWatercolour on board, timber and glass frame.

DimensionsOverall: 375 x 475 x 25 mm, 135 g
Sight: 220 x 324 mm

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection Norma Dorothy Free Bequest

Terms

DescriptionWatercolour by John Allcot depicting HMAT BENALLA passing through Sydney Heads, North Head on left, South Head with Hornby lighthouse on right.HistoryThis painting of BENALLA is part of a collection of various material from the Estate of Norma Dorothy Free, including material relating to Norma's manuscript 'A Saga of the Sea', based on the diary of Captain Edwin Thomas Free, one of Norma's ancestors. Additional material included ship medallions, Merchant Navy records, letters, certificates of discharge, certificates of qualifications, commemorative and World War One service medals, hatbands and badges, etc., all relating to the period circa 1890s to the early twentieth century. The HMAT BENALLA was owned by the P&O SN Co and leased by the Commonwealth until 6 August 1917. SignificanceThis painting makes up part of a collection relating to Captain Edwin Thomas Free, documenting the life of a merchant sailor from the late 19th century and early twentieth centuries, including experience in World War I.