Studio portrait of 420300 Flying Officer (FO) Thomas Temperley, a pilot of No. 43 Squadron RAAF. ...

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Accession Number P07625.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 420300 Flying Officer (FO) Thomas Temperley, a pilot of No. 43 Squadron RAAF. Born in Vancouver, Canada, PO Temperley enlisted with the RAAF on 11 October 1941. While conducting offensive operations against Japanese fishing in the Ambon area, PO Temperley was listed as missing, presumed killed on operations on 20 July 1944, aged 27.