| Accession Number | P10814.005.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Point Cook |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Lieutenant (Lt) Roy Cumestree Trout No. 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) seated in a ...
Description
Lieutenant (Lt) Roy Cumestree Trout No. 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) seated in a Deperdussin training aircraft with a 3.1 litre 3 cylinder Anzani radial engine. An agricultural chemist from Red Hill, Queensland prior to enlistment, Lt Trout embarked with the Headquarters Section from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 25 October 1916. Later transferring to 69th Squadron, he was killed when his aircraft crashed while he was undergoing training at Coventry, England. He was buried in the Coventry (London Road) Cemetery, England. See also P10814.004.005.
(This photograph is from the album of Captain James Brake, No. 2 Squadron, AFC. See P10814).