Accession Number | P07614.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1940 - 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 404251 Sergeant (Sgt) John Kirkpatrick Morris, RAAF, 102 Squadron RAF, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 404251 Sergeant (Sgt) John Kirkpatrick Morris, RAAF, 102 Squadron RAF, of Brisbane, Qld. Sgt Morris was a clerk before enlisting on 19 July 1940. He was accidentally killed at the age of 21 on 14 April 1942. He was a crew member of a Halifax bomber (serial number FA R9488) which crashed while on air test at Bladersby, near Ripon, England, killing all on board.