Anzac Day marching banner : 4 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, RAAF

Large Anzac Day marching banner, featuring painted applique panels stitched to a mid blue cotton drill backing. The design consists of a central RAAF eagle between two descending scrolls bearing battle honours.Those on the left read 'Moresby / Tsili-Tsili / Wau / Gusap / Nadzab' while those on the right read 'Cape Gloucester / Aitape / Moratai (sic) / Labuan / Balikpapan'. The central circular design is headed by the letter 'SWPA' over the words 4-TAC/R / SQUADRON'. Below this are a pair of crossed rifles above the RAAF eagle, holding a bomb in its talons. Beneath is a scroll reading 'Co-operate to Conquer'. There is a pair of cotton ties at each corner.

Marching banner made in the back room of their home by Tom and Margaret Graham of Black Rock, Victoria in 1950 for use on Anzac Day marches by veterans of 4 Squadron, RAAF. Tom was a member of 4 Squadron. Donor is the last member able to march and has no fellow Squadron members to help carry the banner. 121195 Leading Aircraftman David Young (born Carlton Victoria 29 October 1924) enlisted on 26 November 1942 and was posted as a ground crew member of 4 Squadron. He recalls servicing the Memorial's Wirraway, A20-103. The Wirraway was the first military aircraft to be mass produced in Australia. 755 were constructed and served with the RAAF from 1939 to 1959. Although mostly used as a trainer, the Wirraway saw much operational service against Japanese forces in the Pacific. The type was issued to 4 Squadron on 18 September 1940 and until May 1942, the Squadron was stationed at Canberra, training in Army co-operation tactics. After moving to Camden in mid 1942, they embarked for New Guinea on 1 November 1942, establishing the Squadron at Berry Field, Port Moresby and were combat ready by 21 November. A little over a month later, while conducting artillery observation in the Buna area, aircraft A30-103 made history by becoming the only Wirraway to shoot down a Zero. The Squadron moved to Wau in early February 1943, supporting the Army with artillery observation, reconnaissance and supply drops. In May 1943 the Squadron took delivery of Boomerangs. A detachment of Wirraways and Boomerangs operated from Tsili-Tsili Strip from 1 September 1943, supporting operations at Lae, and later operations in the Markham and Ramu Valleys. The start of 1944 saw another move, this time to Gusap (A Flight) and Nadzab (B Flight), and a complete move to Nadzab occurred in March 1944; in October one flight was detached to Madang while in November 1944 another detachment was sent to Aitape. In March 1945 the entire Squadron was shipped to Morotai and later Labuan, where they were based when the war ended.