| Accession Number | P10662.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal pre-war outdoor portrait of 406582 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Montrose Edward Sublet. ...
Description
Informal pre-war outdoor portrait of 406582 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Montrose Edward Sublet. Originally from Perth, WA, Flt Sgt Sublet enlisted on 3 February 1941. He was serving as a wireless operator with No. 244 Squadron RAF when the Blenheim aircraft he was on board developed engine problems shortly after take-off from Masirah aerodrome in the Middle East on 15 July 1943. The aircraft crashed when the pilot attempted to land, and all on board were killed. Flt Sgt Sublet was initially buried in the Masirah Island cemetery but his remains were subsequently exhumed and re-interred in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq