| Accession Number | P10717.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | July-August 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 420098 Sergeant (Sgt, later Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]) Leslie Bennett York, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 420098 Sergeant (Sgt, later Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]) Leslie Bennett York, RAAF. Sgt York, a labourer from Cootamundra, NSW, joined the RAAF in October 1941, aged 22. He trained at the No. 1 Initial Training School (1ITS) in Somers, Victoria, before going on to qualify as an Air Gunner in July 1942. He was killed a year later, on the night of 25-26 July 1943, when the 51 Squadron RAF Halifax II in which he was flying was lost without trace on a bombing mission to Essen, Germany.