Accession Number | P09527.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1940 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of 18369 Leading Aircraftman Leonard Arthur Barton, Station Headquarters ...
Description
Informal portrait of 18369 Leading Aircraftman Leonard Arthur Barton, Station Headquarters Darwin, RAAF, of Rainbow, Vic. A motor mechanic prior to enlistment from Melbourne on 30 August 1940. Barton was killed in action during a ground battle in Darwin, NT, on 19 February 1942. He was 31 years of age.