| Place | Africa: North Africa |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | SUK11116 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Tunisia |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Africa. C. 1943-06. Group portrait of Australian and New Zealand members of a Wellington night ...
Description
Africa. C. 1943-06. Group portrait of Australian and New Zealand members of a Wellington night bomber squadron being interviewed on a Tunisian airfield by "Truth's" war correspondent in North Africa, C. H. Bateson. Included are Flight Lieutenant E. LeP. Langlois of Clarence Park, SA; probably 409340 Flying Officer (FO) Eric Owen Stoddart Williams of 150 Squadron, RAF, (lost on operations off Italy on 24 September, 1943; FO C. A. Watt of Clayfield, Qld; FO J. West of Essendon, Vic; FO K. B. Rogers of Auckland, NZ; FO I. M. Godby of Christchurch, NZ; FO W. G. Smith of Matakohe, NZ; FO W. D. Barney of Timaru, NZ; FO C. J. H. Barney of Dunedin, NZ; 22929 Flight Sergeant (F Sgt) James Richard Ivory (lost on operations over rthe Mediterannean Sea on 07 August, 1943); Flt Sgt G. R. Anderson of Mosman, NSW; F Sgt K. D. Jackman of Elwood, Vic; F Sgt R. B. Pybus of North Sydney, NSW; F Sgt G. H. Rockett of Claremont, WA; F Sgt J. C. Meyer of Elsternwick, Vic; F Sgt Neville Thomas Eric Hewitt MM of Theodore, Qld (awared the Military Medal (MM) for barvery in Tunisia); F Sgt W. J. Neilsen of Balmain, NSW; F Sgt J. Chapman of Boggabri, NSW; 421059 Flt Sgt Neville James Ninnes Veale of 150 Squadron, RAF of Sawtell, NSW, (lost on operations over Malta on 24 September, 1943; F Sgt R. T. Drewe of Bundaberg, Qld; Sergeant (Sgt) M. A. O'Leary of Caltowie, SA; Sgt H. A. McDonald of Eastwood, NSW; Sgt W. R. Tait of Bondi, NSW; Sgt G. R. Wilson of Clovass via Casino, NSW; Sgt J. J. Malady of Kew, Vic; and Sgt S. L. Dyson of Croydon, NSW.