Rex Julius

A commercial artist before the war, Julius enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in June 1940.

[9] Julius was appointed as the first RAN official war artist in 1944 after senior officers saw a portfolio of his drawings.

[1] During his time as an official war artist, Julius was initially attached to HMAS Rushcutter in Sydney.

[2] Julius then travelled to New Guinea on board the corvette HMAS Lithgow, and made a series of sketches during the voyage.

[4] Due to his short career as an official war artist and death at a young age, Julius' work is not well known.