| Accession Number | P08698.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Leslie, Julia |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 415291 Pilot Officer (PO) Richard Robert Whitaker, 196 Squadron RAAF, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 415291 Pilot Officer (PO) Richard Robert Whitaker, 196 Squadron RAAF, of Geraldton, WA. A shipping clerk prior to enlistment he embarked from Perth, WA on 17 August 1941. PO Whitaker died on operations piloting a Stirling III EE964 over Bachenau, Germany on 6 September 1943, aged 24. He is buried at the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany.