| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.218 |
| Collection number | PR03163 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 8 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Commonwealth Government of Australia |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Documents relating to Stanley Hawken
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 418663 Flying Officer Stanley Arthur Hawken, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and France, 1944.
Hawken was serving as a gunner in a Royal Air Force Lancaster Squadron when he was shot down over France on 19 July 1944. He evaded capture by the occupying German force with the help of a French family and later joined the partisan movement before being rescued by the American army in Cheminon in September 1944.
This collection contains two telegrams sent to Hawken's mother from the Air Force informing her that he was missing and in enemy territory, an envelope addressed to Mrs. Hawken, and a fake traveller identity certificate for Pablo Lopez.
This file contains:
Telegram from A. Taylor, Air Force to Mrs. V. Hawken, 22 July 1944;
Telegram from Air Force to Mrs. V. Hawken, 20 August 1944;
Envelope addressed to Mrs. V. Hawken;
Traveller Identity Certificate.