Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
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Accession Number | P00446.008 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
Date made | c 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
London, England, c 1942. At Buckingham Palace 402144 Squadron Leader R. E. Thorold-Smith of No. ...
Description
London, England, c 1942. At Buckingham Palace 402144 Squadron Leader R. E. Thorold-Smith of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, shows his DFC to his fiancée after an investiture ceremony. Thorold-Smith was killed in action during a flying battle in the Timor Sea, 15 March 1943.