LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-05-09. MEMBERS OF THE RAAF EXAMINING A CRICKET BAT WHICH FAMOUS TEST ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London
Accession Number UK1275
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-05-09. MEMBERS OF THE RAAF EXAMINING A CRICKET BAT WHICH FAMOUS TEST BATSMAN JACK HOBBS LOANED TO THE BOOMERANG CLUB, CONTAINS THE AUTOGRAPHS OF MANY FAMOUS CRICKETERS, INCLUDING, JOE DARLING, M. A. NOBLE, WARWICK ARMSTRONG, SYD GREGORY, CLEM HILL AND RANJITSINHJI. EXAMINING THE BAT ARE 427243 FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) G. W. JOHNSON, FREMANTLE, WA; 426026 F SGT B. W. G. BENTEL, BRISBANE, QLD; 405611 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT H. J. A. WRIGHT DFC DFM, BRISBANE, QLD; 415193 FLYING OFFICER D. REES CGM, FREMANTLE, WA.