121194 Accession Number: 121194

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Informal portrait of S/5867 Able Seaman (AB) John Francis Boyle from Bexley, NSW, a gun layer, aboard HMAS Nizam during a strike against Japan. AB Boyle is shown wearing standard anti-flash gear and protective helmet. He enlisted in the RAN at the age of 20 on 26 January 1942 and served until he was demobilised on 4 February 1946. During his time aboard HMAS Nizam, the ship was operating with the US Third Fleet off Sendai Bay, Japan and was present in Tokyo Bay during the Japanese surrender. The destroyer was decommissioned by the RAN in October 1945 and returned to the Royal Navy.

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Accession Number
121194
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
9 August 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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