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Kure, Japan. 1948-02-20. Inspection by acting Commander-in-Chief of UK component of HQ BCOF ...
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Kure, Japan. 1948-02-20. Inspection by acting Commander-in-Chief of UK component of HQ BCOF Signals Regiment during the parade celebrating the second anniversary of the arrival of BCOF. Seen are: Air ...145387
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'Lag' to Keep Heat In
Art
Maker: Bingler Ministry of Fuel and Power Greycaines Ltd.
British Second World War poster highlighting the importance of 'lagging', or insulating pipes and tanks relating to hot water. By insulating both the tank itself and the cold water intake, it meant th...ARTV02007
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Lampshade made from MI9 Escape & Evasion map
Heraldry
Maker: Blundell, A K
Lampshade and stand. The lampshade is made from a brass frame which is divided into eight curved sections. A cross piece at the base connects the shade to the stand. The frame has been covered in a si...REL34276
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Lancaster bomber aircraft of No. 460 Squadron at RAF Station Breighton TOOK PART IN A HEAVY RAID ...
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Lancaster bomber aircraft of No. 460 Squadron at RAF Station Breighton TOOK PART IN A HEAVY RAID ON DUISBURG. Sergeants off duty in the Mess awaiting the return of the aircraft are, left to right, sta...UK0079
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Lancasters in the making
Art
Maker: Unknown
This British war poster shows a photograph of the assembly lines at one of the Ministry of Aircraft Production's Lancaster Factories.ARTV08520
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Lapel badge: Women's Volunteer, UK
Heraldry
Maker: J Gaunt & Sons J R Gaunt & Son Ltd
Women's volunteer war workers badge. The silver badge is surmounted by a lion and has a red enamelled disc with the letters 'W' and 'V' intertwined above the inscription 'FOR THE FORCES'. Brooch pin r...REL32697
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. A display of items collected at RAAF Station Laverton in response to ...
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. A display of items collected at RAAF Station Laverton in response to an appeal for woollen clothing for babies in Britain.VIC0437
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. A senior RAAF officer and WAAAF officers inspecting one article from a ...
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. A senior RAAF officer and WAAAF officers inspecting one article from a display of knitted items collected at RAAF Station Laverton in response to an appeal for woollen cloth...VIC0438
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. A senior RAAF officer speaks with civilian ladies in front of a ...
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. A senior RAAF officer speaks with civilian ladies in front of a display of items collected at RAAF Station Laverton in response to an appeal for woollen clothing for babies ...VIC0436
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. Two WAAAF officers inspecting knitted clothing collected at RAAF ...
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Laverton, Vic. C. 1944-10. Two WAAAF officers inspecting knitted clothing collected at RAAF Station Laverton in response to an appeal for woollen clothing for babies in Britain.VIC0435
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Leading Aircraftman Arthur Adams
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
Portrait of Leading Aircraftman Arthur Hope Adams, Q127611, RAAF in Britain.ART22359
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Leather flying helmet : Sergeant R W Drummond RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leather flying helmet lined with chamois leather. The helmet is incomplete with missing earpieces.REL25288
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Leather flying trousers : Flying Officer L D Crowther, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Nero Leather Clothing Company Inc
Brown leather flying trousers lined with sheepskin. The trousers have a zip fly fastening and tapered legs. A zip runs alongside the inner calf of each leg. The waist is rounded up at the back with a ...REL28917.002
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Leather writing case : Flight Lieutenant H R Hannaford, 450 Squadron
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black leather writing case with eight compartments, secured by an outer strap. Inside of strap is marked "407247".REL/15892
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Lee-Enfield No 5 Mk I Rifle
Technology
Lee-Enfield No 5 Mk 1 Rifle with a detachable butt. Receiver engraved No5MKIROF(F) over 9/45 R6365. The butt has an aluminium wrist and a brass turn bolt to detach it from the rifle. The foregrip has ...REL23792
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Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I Rifle
Technology
Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I Rifle. Receiver marked R.O.F.M. No4. Mk1.1941. One of the very first No 4 Mk 1 rifles produced. 2 groove barrel. Painted metal work, rather than blued. War expediency beech. Ch...REL/16298
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Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk I Sectioned Rifle
Technology
Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 1 Rifle (Sectioned). Receiver top stamped SA 55 A288. This weapon has cut out sections along the right and left sides highlighted in red paint to show the internal mechanism for in...REL/19279
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LEFT TO RIGHT: 409108 SERGEANT (SGT) BRIAN WILLIAM GORMAN (ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND ON 18 ...
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LEFT TO RIGHT: 409108 SERGEANT (SGT) BRIAN WILLIAM GORMAN (ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND ON 18 MARCH 1944) AND 401986 SGT WILLIAM VICTOR MANUEL (ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON 26 FEBRU...UK0055
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LEFT TO RIGHT: 409108 SERGEANT (SGT) BRIAN WILLIAM GORMAN (ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND ON 18 ...
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LEFT TO RIGHT: 409108 SERGEANT (SGT) BRIAN WILLIAM GORMAN (ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND ON 18 MARCH 1944); 403966 SGT WILLIAM KEVIN SULLIVAN; 416210 SGT CECIL GORDON ECKERSLEY (ACCIDENTALLY KILLED ...UK0054
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Lend a hand on the land
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British Second World War advertising poster. As the Second World War continued, with men required for military service, and the production of food becoming more and more critical to the war effort, th...ARTV02484
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Lend a hand on the land
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British Second World War advertising poster. As the Second World War continued, with men required for military service, and the production of food becoming more and more critical to the war effort, th...ARTV02401
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Lend a hand on the land
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office Ministry of Agriculture Chromoworks Ltd
As the Second World War continued, with men required for military service, and the production of food becoming more and more critical to the war effort, the British Government introduced the 'lend a h...ARTV04096
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Lend a Hand with War Savings
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office National Savings Committee Chromoworks Ltd
British Second World War poster iss ued by the National Committee for Savings, London, encouraging war savings. The poster depicts a soldier reaching out his hand to the viewer. The text reads 'Lend a...ARTV02065
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Letters for the forces and merchant navy...
Art
Maker: Cooper, Austin H.M. Stationery Office Chromoworks Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the General Post Office advertising the airgraph as the cheapest form of commuication to the Forces and the Merchant Navy. This item has been digitised with...ARTV02440
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Letters of Edward Lloyd Fleming, January-June 1944
Digitised Collection
Maker: Fleming, Edward Lloyd
Letters relating to the Second World War service of 318689 Flight Sergeant Edward Lloyd Fleming, 29 Elementary Flight Training School. In his letters to his family dated between January and June 1944,...AWM2019.22.123
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Letters of Edward Lloyd Fleming, January- June 1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Fleming, Edward Lloyd
Letters relating to the Second World War service of 318689 Flying Officer Edward Lloyd Fleming, 550 Squadron. In his letters to his family dated between January and June 1945, Fleming shares his exper...AWM2019.22.125
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Letters of Edward Lloyd Fleming, July-December 1944
Digitised Collection
Maker: Fleming, Edward Lloyd
Letters relating to the Second World War service of 318689 Flight Sergeant Edward Lloyd Fleming, 21 Operational Training Unit. In his letters to his family dated between July and December 1944, Flemin...AWM2019.22.124
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Letters of Edward Lloyd Fleming, July- October 1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Fleming, Edward Lloyd
Letters relating to the Second World War service of 318689 Flying Officer Edward Lloyd Fleming, 550 Squadron. In his letters to his family dated between July and October 1945, Fleming shares his exper...AWM2019.22.126
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"Let Us Go Forward Together"
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office J Weiner Ltd
Second World War British poster depicts a shoulder-length image of the British Prime Minister, Mr (later Sir) Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP, with a quotation from his first speech as Prime Min...ARTV02118
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"Let us go forward together"
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office J Weiner Ltd
Second World War British poster depicts a shoulder-length image of the British Prime Minister, Mr (later Sir) Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP, with a quotation from his first speech as Prime Min...ARTV00202
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"Let Us Go Forward Together" [Arabic version]
Art
Maker: H.M. Stationery Office
Second World War British poster depicts a shoulder-length image of the British Prime Minister, Mr (later Sir) Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP, with a quotation from his first speech as Prime Min...ARTV02119
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Let your shopping help our shipping
Art
Maker: Ministry of Food J Weiner Ltd
British Second World War poster issued by the Ministry of Food. The poster encourages the careful planning of meals while shopping to avoid waste, thereby freeing up shipping in the North Atlantic. As...ARTV02410
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Libya: Help them finish the job
Art
Maker: Stone, Marcus Her Majesty's Stationary Office LONDON : H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE, [N.D.] (S.L. : FOSH & CROSS)
As an Italian colony from 1911, Libya was of great strategic important during the North African campaign. This battle would result in an Allied victory on 13 May 1943. This British Second World was ...ARTV02205
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Lighter : Hugh King Ashby, Singapore Straits Volunteer Force
Heraldry
Maker: Ashby, Hugh King
Handmade lighter contructed from various pieces of brass. The base is a long barrel section which holds the lighter fluid. A small brass ring screws into this barrel and also connects to the lighter m...REL31502
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944. LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 463 SQUADRON RAAF, AT RAF STATION ...
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1944. LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 463 SQUADRON RAAF, AT RAF STATION WADDINGTON, WAITING TO BE BOMBED UP FOR A DAYLIGHT RAID ON GERMAN MILITARY TARGETS IN FRANCE.UK1769
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-16. THE ONLY FEMALE SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) FLYING IN THE RAAF ...
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-16. THE ONLY FEMALE SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) FLYING IN THE RAAF IN THE UK IS "SQN LDR SNOW WHITE", WHO WAS AWARDED THE DFC BY FELLOW MEMBERS OF HER CREW AFTER A TRIP TO...UK0539
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-16. THE ONLY FEMALE SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) FLYING IN THE RAAF ...
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LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-16. THE ONLY FEMALE SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) FLYING IN THE RAAF IN THE UK IS "SQN LDR SNOW WHITE", WHO WAS AWARDED THE DFC BY FELLOW MEMBERS OF HER CREW AFTER A TRIP TO...UK0536
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LOCKHEED VENTURA WITH AMERICAN MARKINGS H-125 (U.S. NAVY). DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCKHEED HUDSON; ...
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LOCKHEED VENTURA WITH AMERICAN MARKINGS H-125 (U.S. NAVY). DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOCKHEED HUDSON; NO. 13 SQUADRON WAS ONLY RAAF UNIT WHICH FLEW THIS TYPE IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA AND NEI AND BORNEO. NO. 459...AC0254
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LONDON - ALTHOUGH BRITAIN'S PLANES ARE PRODUCED IN MASS, THEY ARE BUILT BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN AND ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
LONDON - ALTHOUGH BRITAIN'S PLANES ARE PRODUCED IN MASS, THEY ARE BUILT BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN AND WITH THE FINEST MATERIALS AVAILABLE.005179
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-04-15. 402138 FLYING OFFICER J. M. ROSS, GUNNEDAH, NSW, WHO RETURNED TO THE ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-04-15. 402138 FLYING OFFICER J. M. ROSS, GUNNEDAH, NSW, WHO RETURNED TO THE UK AFTER SERVICE WITH A BEAUFIGHTER SQUADRON IN MALTA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. HIS SCORE ON LEAVING MALTA ...UK0086
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-11-21. PORTRAIT OF 406248 FLYING OFFICER CECIL LANCELOT HOWARD DFC, PERTH, ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-11-21. PORTRAIT OF 406248 FLYING OFFICER CECIL LANCELOT HOWARD DFC, PERTH, WA (RIGHT) WITH HIS BROTHER 427327 SERGEANT (LATER FLIGHT SERGEANT [FLT SGT]) GODFREY DENZIL VAUGMAN HO...UK0733
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-11-21. PORTRAIT OF 406248 FLYING OFFICER C. L. HOWARD DFC, PERTH, WA ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-11-21. PORTRAIT OF 406248 FLYING OFFICER C. L. HOWARD DFC, PERTH, WA (RIGHT) WITH HIS BROTHER 427327 SERGEANT G. D. V. HOWARD, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ.UK0735
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-11-21. PORTRAIT OF 406248 FLYING OFFICER C. L. HOWARD DFC, PERTH, WA (LEFT) ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-11-21. PORTRAIT OF 406248 FLYING OFFICER C. L. HOWARD DFC, PERTH, WA (LEFT) WITH HIS BROTHER 427327 SERGEANT G. D. V. HOWARD, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ.UK0734
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-04-01. PORTRAIT OF 408010 FLYING OFFICER C. W. FALKINDER, LINDISFARNE, TAS, ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-04-01. PORTRAIT OF 408010 FLYING OFFICER C. W. FALKINDER, LINDISFARNE, TAS, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO HAS COMPLETED A TOUR OF OPERATIONS WITH A CANADIAN BOMBER SQUADRON AND IS NOW...UK0098
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-07-19. PORTRAIT OF 407937 FLYING OFFICER R. W. WHITROD, ADELAIDE, SA, AT ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-07-19. PORTRAIT OF 407937 FLYING OFFICER R. W. WHITROD, ADELAIDE, SA, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO HAS RETURNED TO THE UK AFTER NEARLY A YEAR IN GIBRALTAR.UK0293
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-03-16. PORTRAIT OF 407023 PILOT OFFICER F. A. WOOD AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-03-16. PORTRAIT OF 407023 PILOT OFFICER F. A. WOOD AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO RETURNED TO THE UK AFTER OPERATING IN THE MIDDLE EAST. HIS EXPERIENCES INCLUDE SPENDING FORTY THREE HO...UK0052
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-02-17. PORTRAIT OF 405534 PILOT OFFICER F. CAMBRIDGE, OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-02-17. PORTRAIT OF 405534 PILOT OFFICER F. CAMBRIDGE, OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE. HE IS SERVING WITH THE RAF AS AN INSTRUCTOR ON GLIDERS.UK0031
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-03-16. PORTRAIT OF 411969 PILOT OFFICER J. B. SUTTOR, WHO ARRIVED IN THE UK ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-03-16. PORTRAIT OF 411969 PILOT OFFICER J. B. SUTTOR, WHO ARRIVED IN THE UK AFTER A PERIOD OF INTERNMENT IN DAKAR, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ.UK0057
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-09-30. PORTRAIT OF 419018 PILOT OFFICER R. C. DUNSTAN, FRANKSTON, VIC, AT ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-09-30. PORTRAIT OF 419018 PILOT OFFICER R. C. DUNSTAN, FRANKSTON, VIC, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO LOST A LEG WHILE SERVING WITH THE AIF IN NORTH AFRICA. FOLLOWING RECUPERATION AND ...UK0674
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-08-14. PORTRAIT OF 141 WING COMMANDER D. T. FORSYTH, MELBOURNE, VIC, WHO IS ...
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-08-14. PORTRAIT OF 141 WING COMMANDER D. T. FORSYTH, MELBOURNE, VIC, WHO IS COMMANDING OFFICER OF A RAAF HALIFAX NO. 466 SQUADRON, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ.UK0406