| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P06354.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 406649 Flying Officer (FO) Robert Edmund 'Ed' Guthrie, RAAF, a pilot attached ...
Description
Studio portrait of 406649 Flying Officer (FO) Robert Edmund 'Ed' Guthrie, RAAF, a pilot attached to 14 Operational Training Unit RAF. A native of Claremont, WA, Guthrie worked as a school teacher prior to enlisting on 3 March 1941. FO Guthrie was listed as missing presumed dead, aged 29, when his aircraft failed to return from an operation over Germany on 1 August 1942. His name is commemorated at the Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany. FO Guthrie's brother, WX19860 Lance Corporal Hugh Kitchener Guthrie, 2/28 Battalion, was killed in action in New Guinea on 20 October 1943.