| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK0226 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-06-29. 404037 FLYING OFFICER A. G. RICHMOND GM, BRISBANE, QLD, SIGNING HIS ...
Description
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-06-29. 404037 FLYING OFFICER A. G. RICHMOND GM, BRISBANE, QLD, SIGNING HIS NAME ON A DOOR IN THE SNACK BAR OF THE BOOMERANG CLUB, AUSTRALIA HOUSE. THIS "PANEL OF FAME" ORIGINATED WHEN THE THREE DAVENPORT BROTHERS OF HURSTVILLE, NSW, (SQUADRON LEADER J. N. DAVENPORT DFC, FLYING OFFICER P. R. DAVENPORT AND SERGEANT K. DAVENPORT) WERE RE-UNITED BY A JOINT APPEARANCE ON THE BBC PROGRAMME "ANZACS CALLING HOME". ONE OF THE HELPERS SUGGESTED THEY AUTOGRAPH THE DOOR OF THE SNACK BAR TO CELEBRATE THEIR REUNION AND SINCE THEN THE PANEL HAS BECOME SO STUDDED WITH SIGNATURES OF MEMBERS AND VISITORS THAT THE SURROUNDING WALLS ARE THREATENED.