| Accession Number | SEA0104 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | India |
| Date made | 13 January 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
428016 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Bruce Colin Geeves RAAF, of Zeehan Tas, an air gunner in a ...
Description
428016 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Bruce Colin Geeves RAAF, of Zeehan Tas, an air gunner in a Liberator bomber of 99 Squadron RAF, checks over a ball turret before taking off for a record-breaking raid on Mandalay. Flt Sgt Geeves was lost on operations over India on January 21 1945 while serving with 99 Squadron RAF, and is buried in the Maynamati War Cemetery in Bangladesh.