Lincolnshire, England. C. 1945-05. Informal group portrait of repatriated Australian and Allied ...

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Accession Number UK2883
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Lincolnshire, England. C. 1945-05. Informal group portrait of repatriated Australian and Allied prisoners of war (POWs) flown from Germany in an RAAF Lancaster aircraft after VE Day (1945-05-08), are greeted by Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) on arrival at RAF Station Waddington. Third from right is Private M. G. Reed, of North Unley, SA, an AIF 7th Division gunner captured in Greece.