Group portrait of ten RAAF graduates of an air observer's school (AOS), taken just after the ...

Accession Number P10648.004
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Canada: Saskatchewan, Canada: Saskatchewan, Mossbank
Date made 22 June 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of ten RAAF graduates of an air observer's school (AOS), taken just after the "wings" parade, standing in front of a building at RCAF Station Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Rear from left, standing: "Snow" Pearson; possibly 14539 Sergeant (Sgt) Albert Richard Lewis; 402250 Sgt Sydney George Renneberg; Dan O'Shea; 400393 Sgt (later Flying Officer) Eliot Ralph Barnfather (lost on operations over Denmark, 18 May 1942); 400611 Sgt (later Warrant Officer) Clive Alfred Woods (lost on operations in the Middle East, 23 September 1942). Kneeling: 402648 Sgt (later Flying Officer) Norman Falkner Dwyer (lost on operations over the Celebes, 1 October 1943; "Judge" Rutherford; 404174 Sgt (later Flying Officer) Leslie Clement Dorward (lost on operations over Germany, 5 October 1942); 400294 Sgt George Henry Shannon.