| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014890 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 24 May 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NEW GUINEA. WING COMMANDER KEITH MCD. HAMPSHIRE, OF PERTH, (CENTRE), WHO WAS AWARDED THE D.S.O. ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. WING COMMANDER KEITH MCD. HAMPSHIRE, OF PERTH, (CENTRE), WHO WAS AWARDED THE D.S.O. FOR GALLANTRY IN NEW GUINEA. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED IN THE LEG WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY ACK ACK FIRE, HAMPSHIRE DROVE HOME THE BOMBING ATTACK ON THE JAPANESE, AND LATER INSISTED ON LEADING A FURTHER FORMATION OVER SALAMAUA. WITH HIM ARE TWO MEMBERS OF HIS CREW, sERGEANT A.C. TAYLOR OF BELLMORE, NSW AND FLIGHT SERGEANT J.G. BARDEN OF PRAIRIE, QLD.