| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | NWA0299 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory |
| Date made | 4 May 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Leaning against the front end of a Jeep are 260968 Squadron Leader Leslie Roy Dawson (left), late ...
Description
Leaning against the front end of a Jeep are 260968 Squadron Leader Leslie Roy Dawson (left), late of Headquarters, RAAF (NEI) Melbourne, and Lieutenant Colonel B S Fiedeldij (right), of the Dutch Army, Netherlands East Indies (NEI). They are having a discussion on the base of the composite 18 Squadron (NEI), RAAF which is equipped with Dutch B-25 Mitchell bombers. Squadron Leader Dawson was accidentally killed on 7 September, 1944 while on operations off Cairns, Queensland. He is buried in the Cairns cemetery.