| Accession Number | P05895.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt: Cairo |
| Date made | c 6 March 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
207732 Sergeant (Sgt) George Clarence Curle (left) and an unidentifed airman. Sgt Curle, a radio ...
Description
207732 Sergeant (Sgt) George Clarence Curle (left) and an unidentifed airman. Sgt Curle, a radio technician from Bankstown, NSW prior to enlisting on 19 March 1939, served with 3 Squadron RAAF. After qualifying as an air gunner he was mustered as a wireless/telegraph operator. Whilst serving in the Middle East, and attached to 55 Squadron RAF, he was accidentally shot and died on at the 15th Scottish Hospital Al-Aghouza, Egypt, aged 26. He was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery.