| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR84/091 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 item |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Flockhart, Colin Kelvin |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/002/029 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Flockhart, Colin Kelvin (Flight Officer, b.1924 - d.1945)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Flying Officer Colin Kelvin Flockhart, RAAF. Collection consists of an original handwritten three page letter (and envelope) written by Flockhart on 1 December 1944 from England, to his family in Australia. Flockhart wrote the letter in the event he was killed to describe to his family his positive and happy experience with the RAAF, his belief in what he was doing, his faith in God and the contentment he felt, and his appreciation of them as a family. Flockhart was killed in a flying battle over France on 8th January 1945.