Flight Lieutenant Adrian 'Tim' Goldsmith Accession Number: ART28624

Description

A portrait of Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader) Adrian Philip 'Tim' Goldsmith (402500), DFC, DFM, 452 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Goldsmith was the only RAAF recipient of the unofficial Cross of Valor award, and he also received a 'goldfish' award (awarded to someone who 'bailed out' and whose life was saved by an aircraft's yellow dinghy).

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Accession Number
ART28624
Artist
John Baird
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: charcoal with pen and black ink border on paper
Measurement
Overall: 35.4 cm x 24 cm
Medium
charcoal with pen and black ink border on paper
Date Made
1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Presented 1985
Copyright
AWM copyright

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