| Place | Asia: Burma |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P02028.024 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Burma. c. 1942-03. RAAF members packing suitcases and sitting inside a thatched shelter in the ...
Description
Burma. c. 1942-03. RAAF members packing suitcases and sitting inside a thatched shelter in the final stage of an evacuation. Allied air forces were withdrawn from Burma when Japanese ground forces captured Rangoon on 8 March 1942. Left to right outside the hut: Phil Graebner (Gunner Ken Gardiner's observer), Gunner Cliff Briggs, Gunner Ken Gardiner and McDade. The man reading inside the hut is McDade's observer Don Page who was killed a few days after this photograph was taken. (Original print housed in the AWM Archive Store).