Pre enlistment studio portrait of 404063 Flight Lieutenant Alexander William Fraser, DFC ...

Accession Number P08652.004
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital print
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1939
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Pre enlistment studio portrait of 404063 Flight Lieutenant Alexander William Fraser, DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) and Bar, 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), of Herberton, Qld. On 4 July 1944, Flt Lt Fraser was onboard Wellington HF352 testing experimental radio equipment when the aircraft crashed at Odiham, Hampshire, following engine failure. Ft Lt Fraser and the six other crew on board were killed. Flt Lt Fraser was 29 years of age.