Accession Number | P04309.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 409224 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Brian Clapham Reid, observer, 101 Squadron ...
Description
Studio portrait of 409224 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Brian Clapham Reid, observer, 101 Squadron RAAF. Flt Sgt Reid, of Wodonga, Vic, enlisted on 20 July 1941. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for 'Outstanding ability as Navigator' on 21 October 1943. Flt Sgt Reid later transferred to 460 Squadron, and was killed in action during a flying battle over Germany on 12 December 1944.