Men from No. 9 Observers Course, Initial Training School (ITS), Bradfield Park, Sydney, NSW, at ...

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Accession Number P01408.004
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made Canada: Alberta, Edmonton
Date made C June 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Men from No. 9 Observers Course, Initial Training School (ITS), Bradfield Park, Sydney, NSW, at Edmonton, where they were members of No. 2 Air Observers School, Empire Air Training Scheme. Left to right: back row: 404815 Robert Neil 'Neil' Lindsay; 404898 Ernest George Alford 'Ernie' Miflin; 404624 Frederick Gordon 'Gordon' Given; 403109 (later Flight Sergeant) Lionel Heyman James (lost on operations over Germany on 20 June 1942); 404899 Ralph Ernest 'Ray' Warren; 'Shorty' Francis [probably 404818 John Brenton Francis); AC Lionel Skipper; Ken Williams; Ern Brown. Front row: AC Ron Hamilton, 404814 AC (later Flying Officer ) Tom Alfred Edgoose (No 455 SQuadron RAAF, lost on operations off Norway on 11 December 1942), 404900 Thomas Edward White 'Tom' Howes; 403108 James Charles 'Jim' Henry; Jim Crabb, 404869 (later Sergeant) George Mustoe (lost on operations over UK on 30 May 1942); Scotty Fraser.