Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Empire Air Training Scheme - group portrait of air crew trainees. ...

Place North & Central America: Canada
Accession Number P00811.015
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Date made c 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Empire Air Training Scheme - group portrait of air crew trainees. Top row: 424525 Francis Clyde Lamond (Frank) Hurley; "Dotty" Lamour; Arthur Adlam; Harold Costley; 428642 George Caleb Groves (later of 463 Squadron and lost on operations on 4 December 1944); 408471 Warren White; 428930 John Ernest "Penny" Penman; 428080 Geoffrey Allan (Geoff) Trollope; Ian Petrie; Sam Nelson; Johnny Normoyle; 437046 Eric Chenoweth (later 635 Squadron RAF and lost on operations 31 March 1945); Tommy Corlett; Ian Rae; Les Gibbs; Bill Smith; 430141 Bruce Maxfield; Alec Christie. Centre row: "Bluey" Moore; "Shag" Wilson; Jimmy Matheson; Pilot Officer (PO) Shanks; Warrant Officer II Woods; Taffy Evans; Ivan Vanovitch; PO Mitchell; Ken Rees; Ray Harvey. Front row: Keav O’Leary; 427854 Roy Leslie Crossman; Gus Winstanley; George Witby; Ian Rowe; Ron Noice; "Pip" Pribble; Bill Taylor; 428139 Merv Limbrick; 429012 Geoffrey David (Geoff) Hatfield; 429529 Lionel Dittmann; 429115 Brian Keating; Eric Ray; Frank Hollins; Les Boulton; Frank Gilbert.