| Accession Number | P03412.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1939 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 563 Flight Lieutenant Edward Dalkeith (Keith) Eddison, 30 Squadron RAAF
Description
Portrait of 563 Flight Lieutenant (Fl Lt) Edward Dalkeith (Keith) Eddison, 30 Squadron RAAF who died while on operations in New Guinea on 27 May 1943. Fl Lt Eddison had been in training at Point Cook when war was declared and his training was shortened because of it. He died eleven days before his brother NX60320 Private Jack Osbaldeston Eddison, 2/20th Battalion, 8th Division, who died of illness as a Prisoner of War in Yokohama Japan on 7 June 1943. The brothers were born in Mottisfont, Hampshire, England and the family lived in Canberra ACT.