Accession Number | P07976.003 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 433277 Pilot Officer (PO) (Air Gunner) Kenneth Roy Nerney RAAF, of Dulwich ...
Description
Studio portrait of 433277 Pilot Officer (PO) (Air Gunner) Kenneth Roy Nerney RAAF, of Dulwich Hill, NSW. A clerk prior to enlistment, Flt Lt Nerney enlisted on 2 March 1943 after serving in the General Duties Branch, Citizen Air Force. Whilst attached to 158 Squadron RAF and with the rank of Flying Officer (FO), he was killed on 6 January 1945 whilst on operations over Germany. His Halifax III NR 195 aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed at Grossauheim south of Hanau. FO Nerney was aged 19.