| Accession Number | P06845.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1942 - 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 427122 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Robert Ian Maxwell King, 2 Squadron, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 427122 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Robert Ian Maxwell King, 2 Squadron, of Western Australia. Flt Sgt King wears a brevet indicating that he is a qualified Observer. He enlisted on 24 May 1942 in Perth. On 27 March 1944 he was a member of the crew of a Hudson aircraft (A16-230) on an operational reconnaissance flight over the Babart and Sermata Islands. The aircraft crashed and the crew escaped to Loeang Island. After being sheltered for some time by the local inhabitants, the crew was captured by the Japanese. Flt Sgt King was taken to Ambon as a Prisoner of War, and was executed at Galala on 16 August 1944.