Collection related to the service of Herbert Frank Slade

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London
Accession Number P00543.007
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Date made c 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

STUDIO PORTRAIT OF 412725 SQUADRON LEADER HERBERT FRANK SLADE, DSO, DFC, AMERICAN BRONZE STAR, RAAF, WHO SERVED WITH PATHFINDER FORCE 156 SQUADRON RAF DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. AFTER THE WAR HE WAS ATTACHED TO THE HISTORICAL RECORDS SECTION BASED IN AUSTRALIA HOUSE IN LONDON, WHERE HE WAS ENGAGED IN AMASSING A REPRESENTATIVE COLLECTION OF WAR MATERIALS FOR THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.