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| Accession Number | P00258.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, 1952-11. COMMEMORATIVE VISIT BY RAAF AND RAF REPRESENTATIVES ...
Description
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, 1952-11. COMMEMORATIVE VISIT BY RAAF AND RAF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GRAVE OF PILOT OFFICER RAWDON HUME MIDDLETON, RAAF, ATTACHED TO 149 SQUADRON RAF, WHO DIED AS A RESULT OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN A RAID ON TURIN, ITALY, ON THE NIGHT OF 1942-11-28. HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS. THE FOUR RAAF PERSONNEL PRESENT ARE, FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, FRONT ROW: SQUADRON LEADER CHARLES BRACKENRIDGE, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PAUL MARTIN, PILOT OFFICER RON EWIN AND 4TH FROM RIGHT, BACK ROW: FLT LT MERV HEINRICH. PILOT OFFICER MIDDLETON WAS A GREAT-NEPHEW OF THE EARLY AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER HAMILTON HUME.