| Accession Number | P02539.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of N108358 (NX149078) Gunner Wilburt (Wilbert) Thomas 'Darky' Hudson MM of ...
Description
Informal portrait of N108358 (NX149078) Gunner Wilburt (Wilbert) Thomas 'Darky' Hudson MM of Graystanes, NSW, taken in bed at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital. He was burned, along with four other men, while defending the naval oil storage tanks from the Japanese on 16 June 1942. These men became known as the "Burns Boys". Gunner Hudson, 2nd Anti Aircraft Battery, was awarded the Military Medal after he was involved in the action when members of Berrimah Section shot down a Japanese Zero aircraft which was strafing the area over Darwin on 19 February 1942. This was one of the first Military Medals awarded on Australian soil.