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| Accession Number | AWM2017.1161.4 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Portrait of 417171 Sergeant George William Finch, 1 Bomb And Gunnery School Evans Head. A ...
Description
Portrait of 417171 Sergeant George William Finch, 1 Bomb And Gunnery School Evans Head. A salesman prior to enlisting in the Army on 18 December 1939, Sgt Finch went on to enlist in the Royal Australian Air Force on 19 August 1941. During a drogue towing and free gun under tail gunnery exercise on 7 June 1943, an accident occurred which caused Sgt Finch’s aircraft to crash. Sgt Finch died of injuries sustained in the accident. He was 24 years old.