Accession Number | P09539.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | 1941 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 420010 Flying Officer (FO) Colin Harold Johnston, RAAF, 141 Squadron, RAF, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 420010 Flying Officer (FO) Colin Harold Johnston, RAAF, 141 Squadron, RAF, of Sydney, NSW (originally Wellington, New Zealand). A chemist manufacturer in civilian life before enlisting from Sydney on 10 October 1941, FO Johnston died on operations piloting a Beaufighter V8777 over Coltishall, United Kingdom on 18 October 1943. He was 23 years of age.