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William Dargie Air Vice-Marshal FM Bladin, CB, CBE

oil on canvas

102.2 x 76.6 cm

Image courtesy Australian War Memorial, Canberra

The subject of this portrait by William Dargie is Francis Masson Bladin (1898-1978), formerly Chief of Staff, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces. The work is now in the collection of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.