| Accession Number | P11280.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Norton-Trevaire Studios |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of SX11016 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Thomas Dennis Hannon. Formerly from ...
Description
Studio portrait of SX11016 Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Thomas Dennis Hannon. Formerly from Wayville, SA, Lt Col Hannon enlisted on 20 January 1941 and saw operational service in the Middle East (1941-1942), Northern Territory, Australia (1943-1944) and Solomon Islands and New Guinea (1944-1945). He became the Deputy Director Dental Service, 1st Army at Lae. Lt Col Hannon was attached to the Australian Army Dental Corps at New Britain, Papua New Guinea when on 15 November 1945 he was accidently killed in an aircrash en route from Jacquinot Bay to Rabaul. He is buried in the Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.