Officer's winter service dress tunic : Pilot Officer D A Hayman RAAF, 138 Squadron RAF

Officer's RAAF blue winter service dress tunic with a self fabric belt with a blackened metal buckle, attached to the tunic by leather tabs on the side seams. The tunic has pleated breast pockets with three pointed flaps, and expanding pockets over each hip with plain flaps. The tunic fastens down the front with four black plastic RAAF buttons. Similar buttons of a smaller size fasten the pockets. The top of each sleeve bears an embroidered 'AUSTRALIA' title in light blue. The cuffs have a single woven cotton rank stripe for pilot officer surmounted by an oxidised brass eagle and king's crown. There is a pair of blue and white cotton embroidered pilot's wings above the left breast pocket together with a medal ribbon for the 1939-45 Star. The body of the tunic is lined with dark blue polished cotton and the sleeves with white cotton. An inset pocket inside the left breast bears a manufacturer's label and is marked in ink 'MAY 1944 P/O D.A. HAYMAN RAAF'.

409996 Pilot Officer Douglas Anthony Hayman was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, England in 1919. His family emigrated to Australia and he was working as an aircraft progress worker when he enlisted for service with the RAAF in the Second World War, in Melbourne, on 7 November 1941. After training as a pilot Hayman was posted to Bomber Command in England and was assigned to 138 Squadron, RAF. Hayman was officially presumed dead on 2 June 1944 after his Halifax bomber was lost over France. He is buried at the Parish Church at Longue, Maine et Loire, France.