| Accession Number | P07467.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Launceston |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 408978 Aircraftman (later Flying Officer (FO)) Edward Raymond Deacon, of ...
Description
Informal portrait of 408978 Aircraftman (later Flying Officer (FO)) Edward Raymond Deacon, of Alphington Victoria, sightseeing at The Gorge during training with No. 7 Service Flying Training School. A clerk prior to enlistment on 21 June 1941, while serving with 1 Operational Training Unit (1 OTU), FO Deacon was reported missing, presumed dead on a training flight between Bairnsdale and Flinders Island on 11 October 1942, aged 22.