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Portrait of John Hester Venn

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Accession Number P04615.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Date made c 1940
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 406063 Flying Officer (FO) John Hester Venn, pilot with No. 2 Squadron RAAF. FO Venn enlisted on 20 June 1940 from Perth, WA. On 13 May 1942, he was kiiled on operations near Ambon. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.

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