| Accession Number | P08851.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 423217 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) George Charles Brasington, No. 218 Squadron ...
Description
Studio portrait of 423217 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) George Charles Brasington, No. 218 Squadron RAF, of Concord, NSW. He was a junior clerk employed by the NSW Railways prior to enlisting on 20 June 1942. Brassington trained in Australia and England and was attached to 623 Squadron from August 1943 until it was disbanded in December 1943. He was then transferred to 218 Squadron. On the night of 21 February 1944 he was the air gunner, and sole Australian crew member, of Stirling EJ125 which left RAF Downham Market, Norfolk, on a mine planting operation off Borkum, Germany. The aircraft crashed into the North Sea off the island of Rottumeroog on 22 February. Flt Sgt Brasington and the six other crew members onboard were killed. He was 20 years of age.