| Place | North & Central America: Canada |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01367.003 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Canada: Manitoba |
| Date made | 9 March 1943 - 14 May 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of RAAF personnel training at an Astro Navigation course at Souris, Manitoba, ...
Description
Group portrait of RAAF personnel training at an Astro Navigation course at Souris, Manitoba, Canada. Back row, left to right: (later O5835) Ernest Hampton (Ernie) Fletcher; 415783 Harold Ramsay Gordon Hart; 415557 James Sommerville; 415699 Eric George Trigwell and 415796 Leslie Frederick ‘Pom’ Hyam. Second row: 415041 John Edward Mallon ‘Jock’ Moore; 415547 Henry ‘Pat’ O’Grady; 415816 Raymond Lance (Lance) Roberts; 415461 George ‘Tony’ Withers; 415299 Mervyn Charles (Merv) Blee; 415511 John Cornelius Conway and 415807 Evan James (Jim) McKenzie. Front row: O56705 (415666) Bryan John 'Brick' Lardi; 415818 Ross Neils Mount; 415831 Bevan Ross 'Pinocchio' Smith; 415413 Francis Scott (Frank) Farrant; 415323 Albert Edward (Berty) Hanson; 415822 Colin Frederick Paterson; O51678 (4155501) Donald Macpherson Bower; 415502 Walter Keith Bridges and 415225 Eric Anderson Brown. From Canada, Ross Mount sent a copy of this group portrait to the Western Mail (Perth) newspaper. It was published on 15 July 1943. All these officers survived the war and returned to Australia.