| Accession Number | P07598.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | c 1934-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Pre-enlistment studio portrait of 411390 Flight Sergeant (Fl Sgt) Claude Besnard 'Peter' ...
Description
Pre-enlistment studio portrait of 411390 Flight Sergeant (Fl Sgt) Claude Besnard 'Peter' Sautelle, RAAF, attached to 142 Squadron RAF, of Artarmon, NSW (previously of Bombala, NSW). A wireless engineer in civilian life, Fl Sgt Sautelle enlisted on 28 April 1941. Whilst training in Canada in 1941 he met and married an English woman, Sylvia Sanders. Soon after, Fl Sgt Sautelle and his bomber crew were sent to Britain to serve with 142 Squadron. On 8 November 1942, just before their first wedding anniversary, Fl Sgt was killed whilst on operations over France. He was aged 28.