Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
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Accession Number | REL33348 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Uniform |
Physical description | Cotton, Wool serge |
Maker |
Henry Morgan & Co Ltd |
Place made | Canada |
Date made | c 1940-1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
RAAF dress tunic : Flight Lieutenant t R A Wheeler, RAAF
Description
Blue serge RAAF tunic featuring cloth navigator's brevet sewn to left breast. Each sleeve features Flight Lieutenant's rank stripes below a RAAF eagle insignia. The right sleeve also displays four red chevrons, denoting four years of wartime service. The manufacturer's details are sewn above the inner right pocket.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of 402833 Flight Lieutenant Robert Alan Wheeler, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Wheeler was born on 15 August 1914 and enlisted into the RAAF on 26 April 1942. Wheeler was discharged 5 July 1945.