| Accession Number | P09262.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Osborn, Elfreda & Stodgett, Bertram |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Sussex, Brighton, Hove |
| Date made | December 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Rex Wilkinson Close, RANVR, of Bellerive, Tasmania. He was a ...
Description
Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Rex Wilkinson Close, RANVR, of Bellerive, Tasmania. He was a draughtsman prior to enlisting in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in September 1940. A RAN crew member attached to British vessel HMS Hermes, Lt Close was one of 306 killed when it was sunk by Japanese aircraft off the coast of Ceylon on 9 April 1942. Lt Close was 28 years of age.