Field Marshall General Sir Thomas Blamey: Manila - 31 August '45

Original pen and ink and watercolor caricature on board, signed and dated by Murphy, of General Sir Thomas Blamey wearing only shorts and slippers, standing on a red carpet,holding a drink in his right hand. Original pen and ink and watercolor caricature on board, signed and dated by Murphy, of General Sir Thomas Blamey wearing only shorts and slippers, standing on a red carpet,holding a drink in his right hand. Murphy joined the New York 7th Regiment in 1940 and trained at Camp Stewart, Georgia. He sailed to Australia in 1943 and served on General MacArthur's staff. Later he went to New Guinea and the Philippines before moving on to Japan following the surrender.