Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
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Accession Number | SUK10655 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Place made | United Kingdom: England |
Date made | 5 February 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
England. 1943-02-05. 402745 Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton, the RAAF's first VC winner in ...
Description
England. 1943-02-05. 402745 Flight Sergeant Rawdon Hume Middleton, the RAAF's first VC winner in this war, was buried with full military honours in a country churchyard near his station. Air Vice Marshal H. N. Wrigley CBE DFC AFC, represented the High Commissioner for Australia (Mr S. M. Bruce) and the RAAF.