| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Celebes |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P10609.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Davison Studio |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal outdoors portrait of 441014 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Stephen Patrick Cloake, an Air ...
Description
Informal outdoors portrait of 441014 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Stephen Patrick Cloake, an Air Gunner (AG) with 21 Squadron RAAF (note the AG badge worn above his left shirt pocket). On having first enlisted in the AIF and been given the service number of QX54912 (Q153324) Flt Sgt Cloake was called up by the RAAF on 9 July 1944. He was killed on operations on 27 July 1945 when his Liberator (B-24L) A72-92 crashed after being hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire over the Celebes, Netherlands East Indies, on 27 July 1945. Nine of the crew of 12 were killed outright and three survived the crash only to be quickly captured by the Japanese and executed, becoming some of the last Australians to be killed on active service in the Second World War. Flt Sgt Cloake was aged 20. (see also crew group portrait at P08405.003.)