| Accession Number | P04850.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Canada: Manitoba, Canada: Manitoba |
| Date made | 9 March 1943 - 14 May 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection related to the service of Raymond Lance Roberts
Description
Group portrait of RAAF personnel training at an Astro Navigation course at Souris, Manitoba, Canada. Back row, left to right: (later O5835) Ernest Hampton (Ernie) Fletcher; 415783 Harold Ramsay Gordon Hart; 415557 James Sommerville; 415699 Eric George Trigwell and 415796 Leslie Frederick ‘Pom’ Hyam. Second row: 415041 John Edward Mallon ‘Jock’ Moore; 415547 Henry ‘Pat’ O’Grady; 415816 Raymond Lance (Lance) Roberts; 415461 George ‘Tony’ Withers; 415299 Mervyn Charles (Merv) Blee; 415511 John Cornelius Conway and 415807 Evan James (Jim) McKenzie. Front row: O56705 (415666) Bryan John 'Brick' Lardi; 415818 Ross Neils Mount; 415831 Bevan Ross 'Pinocchio' Smith; 415413 Francis Scott (Frank) Farrant; 415323 Albert Edward (Berty) Hanson; 415822 Colin Frederick Paterson; O51678 (4155501) Donald Macpherson Bower; 415502 Walter Keith Bridges and 415225 Eric Anderson Brown. From Canada, Ross Mount sent a copy of this group portrait to the Western Mail (Perth) newspaper. It was published on 15 July 1943. All these officers survived the war and returned to Australia.