| Accession Number | P08848.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 407916 Flying Officer (FO) Mervyn Sydney Thorpe, RAAF. A body finisher from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 407916 Flying Officer (FO) Mervyn Sydney Thorpe, RAAF. A body finisher from Parkside, SA he enlisted on 3 February 1941. He trained as an Observer before being attached to No 178 Squadron RAF. FO Thorpe died on operations in a Liberator M6 EV812 aircraft over the Adriatic Sea on 18 March 1944, aged 26. He has no known grave and his name is recorded on the Malta Memorial.