| Accession Number | AWM2020.597.1.9 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Oxfordshire, Oxford |
| Date made | 9 July 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection relating to the service of 3875 Private William Charles Matthews
Description
Group portrait of Australian Flying Corps (AFC) participants in the officers’ training course, Officers Training College, Queens College, Oxford. This group included the first Australians taken from the ranks to be commissioned as flying officers. The portrait is inscribed, "First cadets from 68th Squad AFC, Queen's College, Oxford. 9-7-17."