| Accession Number | P11016.034 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Deniliquin |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection related to the service of 413394 John Maxwell Knight RAAF
Description
Identification portrait of 412922 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Kenneth Dear RAAF, of Cootamundra, NSW. A salesman prior to enlisting on 15 August 1941, he completed his initial training and progressed to the Advanced Training Course for pilots at No. 7 Service Flying Training School (7SFTS), RAAF Station Deniliquin, Australia. Sergeant (Sgt) Dear embarked from Sydney in August 1942 to take up duty with the RAF. In June 1943, he was attached to No. 253 Squadron RAF which was operating Supermarine Spitfire aircraft in North Africa. In February 1944. the Squadron moved to Corsica to fly bomber escort and anti-submarine missions over Italy and the south of France. Warrant Officer (WO) Dear was killed in a flying accident in Corsica on 16 April 1944 aged 21. He is buried in the Biguglia War Cemetery, Corsica, France.