Group portrait of 30 Course, No. 4 Initial Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, B ...

Accession Number P04612.006
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, No. 4 Initial Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, B Squadron, 17 Flight, held between July and September 1942 at Victor Harbor (Harbour) in SA. Identified, left to right, back row: R R Woolcock; J B Sincock; D H M Roeger; G R Thompson; R S Trigg; C C Westwood; W L Stephenson; J L Watts; R J Whittle; K Woodroffe. Third row: A Watson; M H H Rowe; A G Scott; 417914 Dugald John Watson (later killed on operations on 9 April 1945 whilst serving with No. 466 Squadron, RAAF); J L Venning; F H Zander; G S Wise; A J Vial; 417917 Malcolm George Western (later lost on operations on 16 December 1943 whilst serving with No. 576 Squadron, RAF). Second row: E J Rowlands; 417920 Mervyn Thomas Whittenbury (later lost on operations on 13 June 1944 whilst serving with No. 460 Squadron, RAAF); C Symonds; 427484 Cavan Beadon Robinson (later lost on operations on 21 February 1945 whilst serving with No. 576 Squadron, RAF); R C Scott; L D Zilm; 417916 Lionel Warwick Weeden (later lost on operations on 22 April 1944 whilst serving with No. 463 Squadron, RAAF) ; C L Roberts; H J White; 417903 John Edwin Thomas (later lost on operations on 28 December 1943 whilst serving with No. 20 Operational Training Unit, RAF). Front row: A J Walker; R A Stoner; C J Thomson; K R Swain; 417898 Ronald Stephen Seaman DFM (later lost on operations on 2 February 1945 whilst serving with No. 464 Squadron, RAAF); Sergeant J C James (staff); A G Tyson; K E White; A R Tuck; D D Rowe; C J H Turner.