Accession Number | P07159.180 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
Date made | c 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of SX25122 Captain Robert Douglas Nairn, a 31 year old from Tusmore, South ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of SX25122 Captain Robert Douglas Nairn, a 31 year old from Tusmore, South Australia who served in the Army from 29 August 1941 until 7 December 1944. [Although his portrait is marked with a cross, there is no record of him dying during the war.] One of 86 photographs displayed on an honour board showing members of the Adelaide Rowing Club who enlisted for active service in the Second World War. The original is held by the Adelaide Rowing Club who kindly loaned the board to the Australian War Memorial for copying.