| Accession Number | P03419.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 14598 Sapper Alan Fairlie "Bill" Kyle, 4th Divisional Signal Company. Sapper ...
Description
Studio portrait of 14598 Sapper Alan Fairlie "Bill" Kyle, 4th Divisional Signal Company. Sapper Kyle enlisted on 7 February 1916 and returned to Australia on 26 September 1917. During the Second World War he was a resident and Assistant District Officer at Nomatanai, New Ireland. He became a coastwatcher, ranked as a lieutenant, on 23 January 1942. Another resident and Patrol Officer of Namatanai, Sub-lieutenant Gregory Wade Benham also became a coastwatcher at the same time. Both were executed on 1 September 1942 on Nago Island. Kyle was posthumously awarded a Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) in November 1945. Both Kyle and Benham had two opportunities to escape in February and April 1942 but chose to remain and work together.