Raf Station, Pembroke Dock, Wales. C. 1943-09. Group portrait of members of a crew of No. 461 ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, Wales, Pembroke Dock
Accession Number SUK11471
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Raf Station, Pembroke Dock, Wales. C. 1943-09. Group portrait of members of a crew of No. 461 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF of Coastal Command. The captain, 400656 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) D. Marrows of Parkdale, Vic, was awarded the DSO and DFC. Back row, left to right: 14455 Sergeant (Sgt) A. N. Pearce of Seven Hills, NSW; Flt Lt D. Marrows; 402805 Flying Officer (FO) I. V. R. Peatty of Granville, NSW. Centre row; 402617 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) D. C. Sidney of Coogee, NSW; 425619 Pilot Officer (PO) W. G. Done of Kingaroy, Qld; 401976 PO P. C. Leigh of Surrey Hills E.10, Vic; 403592 FO P. T. Jensen of Gladesville, NSW; 20745 Flt Sgt E. H. Pollock of Tamworth, NSW (taking the place of 10530 Acting Sgt F. Bamber who was in hospital when picture was taken). Front row: 410797 Flt Sgt R. L. Webster of St Kilda, Vic; Sgt J. T. Eshelby, RAF; 417621 Sgt P. R. Criddle of Kingston SE, SA.