| Accession Number | P07515.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
La Fayette |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 416015 Flying Officer (FO) Robert George Bowley, observer of 10 Squadron, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 416015 Flying Officer (FO) Robert George Bowley, observer of 10 Squadron, RAAF, of Clare, SA. A student in industrial chemistry in civilian life, FO Bowley enlisted in Adelaide on 3 March 1941. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), gazetted 29 January 1943, for courage and devotion to duty of a high order. FO Bowley was killed whilst on operations off the United Kingdom on 17 May 1943, aged 21. The DFC was later presented to his father Alfred J Bowley.