| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P02009.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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1953-07-21. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Stanley Bickford Harry RAAF (1909-1988) is presented with ...
Description
1953-07-21. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Stanley Bickford Harry RAAF (1909-1988) is presented with the Croix de Guerre by the French Ambassador Louis Roche. The medal was awarded for exceptional courage and devotion to duty while serving with the Free French Air Force in the Middle East, including the RAF Station at Rayak, Lebanon, in the period 1941-1942. Sqn Ldr Harry remained in the RAAF for some time after the war serving at Mallala Air Base, SA.