P09530.002 Accession Number: P09530.002

Description

Memorial headstone of Squadron Leader Hugo Throssell Armstrong DFC and Bar, killed over the English Channel February 1943. The headstone was erected by his mother, sisters and brother, and placed in the Karrakatta cemetery.

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Accession Number
P09530.002
Photographer
Sandra Playle
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Digital file
Physical Description
Format: JPEG
Date Made
29 April 2010
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Playle
Copyright
AWM Licensed copyright

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