| Accession Number | P10619.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1942 - 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 415683 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Gerald Alan Rourke, RAAF from Kalgoorlie, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 415683 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Gerald Alan Rourke, RAAF from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. A 31 year old winding engine driver prior to enlisting on 7 December 1941, he was serving with 78 Squadron RAF when he took off in a Halifax from RAF Breighton on 30 July 1943 to bomb Remscheid, Germany. On the return flight, between Stuttgart and Dusseldorf, the aircraft was hit by flak and the navigator, Flt Sgt Rourke was killed. He is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.