Group portrait of 30 Course, 4 Initial Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, B Squadron, ...

Accession Number P04612.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Frank Boase Studio
Place made Australia: South Australia, Victor Harbor
Date made c July 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of 30 Course, 4 Initial Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, B Squadron, 13 Flight, held between July and September 1942 at Victor Harbor (Harbour) in SA. Identified, left to right, back row: 427446 Arthur John Davies (later killed on operations on 14 December 1943 whilst serving with 100 Squadron, RAAF); A R Bridge; J Coulter; R A Cooper; 417806 Kenneth Ian Cole (later killed on operations on 12 September 1944 whilst serving with No. 100 Squadron, RAF); F W Clarke; P M Carmody; 427436 Leonard William Cann (later killed on operations on 5 January 1945 whilst serving with No. 29 Operational Training Unit; S W Cooper. Third row: 417811 Joseph George Crowe (killed accidentally on 26 July 1943, at Golgol Course, NSW); 417460 George Bruce Davies (later killed on operations on 22 October 1943 whilst serving with 1654 Conversion Unit, RAF); G V Creek; E R Brooks; R C Cotton; J E Burch; 417809 John Eyre Brown (later killed on operations on 21 April 1944 whilst serving with No. 467 Squadron, RAAF); 417812 Ronald Irving Cummings (later killed on operations on 25 March 1944 whilst serving with No. 466 Squadron, RAAF); J H Crawford; 417807 Howard Norman Cornish (later KIA on 12 September 1944 whilst serving with 625 Squadron, RAF). Second row: M J Cassidy; 427445 George Martin Dann (later killed on operations on 10 May 1944 whilst serving with No. 463 Squadron, RAAF); W Dibb; 417799 Peter John Calder (later killed on operations on 17 March 1944 whilst serving with 17 Op Training, RAF); 427433 John Jacob Budiselic; R J M Coventry; N G Clark; M G Church; G I Dalziel; H M Carr. Front row: C C Davidson; 427438 Gergo Caveridge (later killed on operations on 28 September 1944 whilst serving with No. 463 Squadron, RAAF); G T Brown; R Corlett; R V Clarkson; Leading Aircraftman A J Oliver (staff); G S Browne (possibly 430436 Pilot Officer Geoffrey Seymour Browne [lost on operations over the United Kingdom on 19 March 1945); S L Clark; 427447 Frederick Davis (later killed on operations on 26 December 1944 whilst serving with No. 148 Squadron, RAF); V R Chapman; R C Cowell.