| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.38 |
| Collection number | PR82/067 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Certificate |
| Physical description | 2 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Commonwealth Government of Australia |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1937-1940 |
| Conflict |
Period 1930-1939 Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 4 of 5 - Commissioning certificates issued to John Rutherford Gordon, 1937-1940
Description
Collection relating to the First World War, Interwar and Second World War service and post-war life of 250854 Wing Commander John Rutherford Gordon MC, No. 3 Initial Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, (formerly Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps), 1914-1975.
Wallet 4 of 5 - Comprises an oversized wallet housing two commissioning certificates issued to John Rutherford Gordon during his Interwar and Second World War service. The first certificate issued on 27 August 1937 confirmed his commission to the rank of Lieutenant whilst attached to the 10th Infantry Battalion [as published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 March 1937], and the second certificate issued on 19 October 1940 confirmed Gordon's commission to the rank of Flight Lieutenant whilst serving with the Citizen Air Force/Royal Australian Air Force [as published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 February 1940].