| Accession Number | P04439.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1939 - 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Memorial card of 417089 Flying Officer (FO) John Walsh Lewis RAAF, atttached to No 14 Squadron ...
Description
Memorial card of 417089 Flying Officer (FO) John Walsh Lewis RAAF, atttached to No 14 Squadron RAF. FO Walsh of Adelaide, SA, was killed in action during an anti-submarine patrol flying a B26 Marauder off the coast of Spain on 29 March 1944. He was aged 22 years. The bodies of Lewis and his fellow Australian crewmembers, FO W MacDonald, , Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) S C Peedom, Flt Sgt S R Lanham, Flt Sgt S F Lamond and Flt Sgt S M Woods were recovered and buried in the cemetery at Mataro near Barcelona.