| Accession Number | P09708.008 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, West Midlands |
| Date made | June 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of RAAF recruits in an air raid shelter, Madley, Hereford, UK, waiting ...
Description
Informal group portrait of RAAF recruits in an air raid shelter, Madley, Hereford, UK, waiting for their billy to boil. Left to right: 405290 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Bernard 'Bernie' William Battis; 411503 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Kenneth Tudor Rodwell Lucas, a dairy worker from Nyngan, NSW, killed on operations over the Mediterranean on 10 July 1943; 411788 Flt Sgt Albert Jowers, a bank officer from Parramatta, NSW, also killed on operations over the Mediterranean, on 23 February 1943; 27913 Sergeant (Sgt) Peter Duncan; Unknown; 411530 Sgt Ronald Henry Sankey. Sgt Sankey, from Brunswick, Vic, was killed in a flying accident over England on 3 December 1942.