Officer's peaked cap : Flying Officer W D Hemmings, RAAF

Royal Australian Air Force blue peaked officer's cap with a padded RAAF badge attached to the centre of a woven black hat band. The cap has a patent leather black chin strap secured by RAAF buttons across the peak. The leather sweatband of the cap is impressed with the maker's name 'L. Silberston & Sons LONDON' and the crown is lined with quilted khaki cotton fabric.

Flying Officer (FO) 450562 William Dudley Hemmings enlisted in November 1941 and completed navigational training in Australia and Canada. Arriving in the United Kingdom in March 1943, he served with 464 Squadron (Sqn) RAAF, 107 Sqn RAF and 613 Sqn RAF, flying in Mosquito aircaft as a navigator. He then served with the British 2nd Tactical Air Force and by October 1944 had flown a total of 48 missions. He returned to Australia in February 1945 and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in the same year for 'outstanding navigational skill on tour of operations'. He completed an air photo interpretation course and served with the Central Interpretation Unit, RAAF Command, Brisbane from June to August 1945. He was discharged from the RAAF on 6 December 1945 and in April the following year he married Coralie Marie Gordon, who had served as a flight officer with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF).

• Winter service dress tunic : Flying Officer W D Hemmings, RAAF
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