| Accession Number | P10807.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 93345 Corporal (Cpl) Violet May Gunning, a member of the Women's Auxiliary ...
Description
Studio portrait of 93345 Corporal (Cpl) Violet May Gunning, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) based at the Wireless Telegraphy Station in Brisbane, Qld. Cpl Gunning was killed (along with 23 other personnel) in a Douglas C47 aircraft crash at Archerfield Queensland on 27 March 1943. She was a sister to RAAF 36276 Aircraftman Milton Robert Gunning who drowned at Nambucca Heads on 19 November 1941.