| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak, Wewak Area |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00849.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
c. 1942. Portrait of 253939 Flight Lieutenant Leigh "Golden Voice" Vial RAAF. Vial was a ...
Description
c. 1942. Portrait of 253939 Flight Lieutenant Leigh "Golden Voice" Vial RAAF. Vial was a coastwatcher and intelligence officer in New Guinea. Vial sometimes flew in the aircraft which dropped propaganda leaflets. During one of these flights in a Liberator aircraft on 30 April 1943 Vial was killed when the aircraft crashed in the Medang-Wewak area. (Original print housed in AWM Archive Store) (Donor R. Piper)
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