Wedding portrait of Charles Owen John Scafe and Carmel Warmsley, probably at Rockhampton, ...

Accession Number P07895.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: Queensland
Date made c 1956
Conflict Korea, 1950-1953
Second World War, 1939-1945
Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright unknown - orphaned work

Description

Wedding portrait of Charles Owen John Scafe and Carmel Warmsley, probably at Rockhampton, Queensland. Charles Scafe is wearing his Second World War RAAF uniform and ribbons, along with his Korean War ribbons. Scafe served in three wars. A18006 (435097) Warrant Officer Scafe served with 466 Squadron during the Second World War, and was a prisoner of war (POW) at Stalag Luft IVb, Germany. During the Korean War 1967 Private Scafe served with the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), from January 1953 to January 1954. Warrant Officer Class 2 Scafe served as Flight Operations Officer with 161 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight in the Vietnam War, from September 1965 to September 1966.