| Accession Number | P07609.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of NZ34726 Major (Maj) Clarence Barton Dawkins, Headquarters 8th Division. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of NZ34726 Major (Maj) Clarence Barton Dawkins, Headquarters 8th Division. A native of Korongvale, Victoria, Dawkins enlisted on 13 June 1940. Maj Dawkins was serving in Malaya when the Japanese launched an attack on 8 February 1942. Maj Dawkins was killed during the fierce fighting that ensued and that forced the Allied withdrawal, on 11 February 1942, aged 41.