| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P11152.003 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
RAAF Photographer |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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RAAF identification portrait of 11321 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Maxwell Allott, 30 Squadron RAAF. ...
Description
RAAF identification portrait of 11321 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Maxwell Allott, 30 Squadron RAAF. Sgt Allott, a bank clerk from Albury, NSW, enlisted 26 July 1940 and was killed in action over New Guinea on 27 May 1943. One of a series of images used by Allied prosecutors during the war crimes trials of Japanese charged with the murder of Australian pilots. The prints were produced in some numbers and used by investigative units in in South East Asia trying to locate the graves of missing RAAF pilots and aircrew. Initially showed to local natives and to Japanese prisoners of war, some were later produced in court as evidence during the trials of Japanese POW charged with the men's murder.