| Accession Number | P08703.007 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1940-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of LVX51729 Lieutenant (Lt) Frank Alfred Ernest Redhead, 2/5 Cavalry Commando ...
Description
Studio portrait of LVX51729 Lieutenant (Lt) Frank Alfred Ernest Redhead, 2/5 Cavalry Commando Squadron. A clerk of Tingha, NSW, in the Citizen's Military Forces (CMF), Redhead enlisted on 14 December 1938 with the 14th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps. On 26 March 1940 he joined the RAAF as a Flying Officer (FO), however then joined the second AIF on 27 March 1941. He was captured by the Japanese at Ambon on 3 February 1942 and escaped to Australia on 5 May 1945. He re-embarked for overseas service in June 1945. Lt Redhead was killed in action at Balikpapan, Borneo on 6 July 1945, aged 24. He is buried at Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia. This image is taken from "The Ivanarian", a magazine of the Ivanhoe Grammar School in Melbourne, Vic. During the Second World War the school honoured "old boys" who had enlisted and died by including a short biographical piece and in many cases a portrait.