| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Papuan Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Goodenough Island |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 016221 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Short, Gordon Herbert |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Papuan Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Goodenough Island |
| Date made | c November 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal group portrait of members of a RAAF Beaufighter Squadron unloading mail for Australian ...
Description
Informal group portrait of members of a RAAF Beaufighter Squadron unloading mail for Australian troops. Identified from the left: 260702 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Michael William Burrows of Williamstown, Victoria; 266863 Flying Officer (FO) Raymond Gordon Wheatley of Bridgetown, West Australia (later Flt Lt and awarded George Cross); 210067 Flying Officer Alexander George Burgoyne of Leederville, Western Australia (later Flt Lt); 409815 Flying Officer Percy John Coates of Daylesford, Victoria ( later killed on flying operations over New Britain on 25 November 1943); and 422131 Pilot Officer Herbert Bathurst Chapple of Greenethorpe, New South Wales (later FO).