| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | NWA0813 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Hughes Airstrip |
| Date made | 23 June 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An informal group portrait of New South Wales members of No. 2 (Mitchell) Squadron RAAF around ...
Description
An informal group portrait of New South Wales members of No. 2 (Mitchell) Squadron
RAAF around the airstrip firepost. Left to right: 439353 Sergeant (Sgt, later Warrant Officer [WO])
William Noel Cook, Air Gunner,(AG) of Kiama; 439760 Sgt (later Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]) Allan
William Hargrave, AG, of Sydney; 433289 Sgt Frederick Hugh Conaghan, AG, of Roselle;423268 Flt
Sgt (later WO) Percy Allan Tuck, Wireless Air Gunner, (WAG), of Scone; 419160 Flt Sgt (later WO)
William Leonard Clyne, WAG, of Deniliquin. Sgt Conaghan was later accidentally killed at Adelaide
River, NT on 6 August, 1944 while serving with No. 2 Squadron, and is buried in the Adelaide River
War Cemetery.