| Accession Number | P02466.218 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
WA. Paybook photograph of WX97 Lance Bombardier Ronald Leslie Bethune, 2/3rd Field Regiment, ...
Description
WA. Paybook photograph of WX97 Lance Bombardier Ronald Leslie Bethune, 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Lance Bombardier Bethune, aged 25, died on 11 January 1944, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured on 30 May 1941, while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of Ronald Leslie and Ellen Elizabeth Bethune, and the husband of Enid Margaret Bethune, of Mount Lawley, WA. He is buried in the Cracow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland, , Poland, Section 2, Row B, Plot 14. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)