| Accession Number | P09259.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 415811 Warrant Officer (WO) Maxwell Wellman Marsh RAAF, observer of No. 40 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 415811 Warrant Officer (WO) Maxwell Wellman Marsh RAAF, observer of No. 40 Squadron, RAF, of Pingelly, WA. He was a farmer prior to enlisting in February 1942. WO Marsh was a crew member of Wellington X LP195 which was lost during operations over St Polten, Austria, on 7 July 1944. He was 32 years of age. Fellow Australian crew members killed in the same crash were 418923 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Rae Charles Dalton and 418811 Pilot Officer (PO) Ronald Thomas Collins.