Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. June 1944. Group portrait of off-duty personnel of No. ...

Accession Number	P02874.222
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white, Landscape
Physical description	Black & white, Landscape
Maker	Robinson, William Herbert
Date made	June 1944
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. June 1944. Group portrait of off-duty personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF relaxing in the sea close by the Squadron's camp area in Momote plantation at Southeast Point. Back row, left to right: 53077 Leading Aircraftman R. C. (Colin) McKeown, Flight Mechanic; 33621 Corporal (Cpl) J. (Jack) Cook, Mess Steward; 50162 Cpl L. (Les) Smedley, Armourer; 13147 Cpl R. A. (Roy) Menner, Fitter IIA. Front row: 38997 LAC R. H. (Boots) Smith, Armourer; 42950 LAC J. H. (Ricky) Richardson, Armourer; 28521 LAC C. C. (Colin) Hamlyn, Fitter Armourer.