| Accession Number | P07175.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Cootamundra |
| Date made | 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of officers of No. 1 Air Observer School, Cootamundra NSW, with a dog mascot. Back ...
Description
Group portrait of officers of No. 1 Air Observer School, Cootamundra NSW, with a dog mascot. Back row, left to right: 285950 FO Robert Sarre Ainslie; PO Bain; FO Quinn; PO Greenfield; 669 PO Paul John Wallace Keely, accidentally killed off Darwin on 15 August 1941; FO McGee; FO Duffield; and PO Donovan. Second row, left to right: 03105 FO (later Wing Commander) Paul Maxwell George Metzler; FO Cox; FO Hurt; FO Marsh; 290745 Flying Officer (FO) Francis (Frank) Norman Meyer, later of 13 Squadron, executed by the Japanese at Laha around 6-8 February 1942 following the invasion of Ambon; FO Murray; PO Dawkins; 261954 PO (later Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr)) Jeffrey Andrew Tallis; 769 PO (later FO) William Wynyard Adrian, accidentally killed at Cootamundra NSW on 20 June 1941. Third row, left to right: FO Hamilton; 0210086 FO (later Sqn Ldr) Keith Roland David Stolz; 261606 Acting FO (later Sqn Ldr) Harry Richard Clarke; PO Morgan; FO (later Sqn Ldr) Raymond Tom Cupper; 260546 FO (later Sqn Ldr) Cecil Oswald McKew; FO Milne; FO Croker. Front row, left to right: Sqn Ldr Hammond; Flight Lieutenant Field; PO Mitchell; 261003 Flt Lt Edgar William Holness; Flt Lt Johnston.