About this objectGordon Douglas Dover sat for his portrait for Anne Marie not long before he died in June, 2005. The painting now hangs in the RSL Bar area, above where “Darkie” always sat. He was a Life Member of the Club and was on its Board for thirty years.
He had belonged to the 54th Battalion, then was in the 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion, serving in Perth, Darwin and New Guinea. “Darkie” remembered being on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a young lady, when the Japanese attacked Sydney Cove on February, 1942. At first, he thought it was a fireworks display!
MakerAnne Marie Ingham
Medium and MaterialsAcrylic on canvas
Subject and Association DescriptionGordon Douglas Dover sat for his portrait for Anne Marie not long before he died in June, 2005. The painting now hangs in the RSL Bar area, above where “Darkie” always sat. He was a Life Member of the Club and was on its Board for thirty years.
He had belonged to the 54th Battalion, then was in the 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion, serving in Perth, Darwin and New Guinea. “Darkie” remembered being on the Sydney Harbour Bridge with a young lady, when the Japanese attacked Sydney Cove on February, 1942. At first, he thought it was a fireworks display!
Dedicated to Gordon Douglas Dover
Service: 2/3 Infantry Battalion AIF WW2
Service Number: NX122509
Date of Birth: 24 September 1919
Place of Birth: Molong, NSW
Date of Enlistment: 22 December 1941
Date of Death: 1 June 2005
Rank: Private
Date of Discharge: 17 December 1945
Posting on Discharge: 2/3rd AIF
