Accession Number | P07450.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia: Western Australia |
Date made | c 1937 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of militia Sergeant Raymond Edward Norton Butcher, 16 Battalion Cameron ...
Description
Studio portrait of militia Sergeant Raymond Edward Norton Butcher, 16 Battalion Cameron Highlanders, WA. He later trained under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and served in 101 Squadron, RAF. 406638 Flying Officer (FO) Butcher was a crew member of Wellington bomber X3815 which crashed in Denmark on 21 September 1942 after an attack by enemy aircraft. FO Butcher and four other crew members were killed.