Collection related to the Cummings brothers
Photograph P01432.001 Period 1910-1919Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Mervyn Harold Cummings MM, No. 5 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC). His brothers Roy and Eric were also members of the AFC.
Collection related to the Cummings brothers Accession Number: P01432.002
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C. 1917. PORTRAIT OF THREE CUMMINGS BROTHERS FROM TASMANIA, WHO ALL BECAME MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS (AFC). LEFT TO RIGHT: MERVYN, ERIC, ROY. MERVYN WAS AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL (MM) 1917-12-20, WAS LATER COMMISSIONED IN THE AFC AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT, NO. 5 SQUADRON. ERIC, AWARDED THE DFC (DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS), ENDED THE WAR AS A CAPTAIN IN NO. 2 SQUADRON, AFC. ROY WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED 1918-08-28 WHEN A 2ND LIEUTENANT, NO. 5 SQUADRON, AFC.
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Accession Number
P01432.002
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Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
DONOR: M. TEMPLEMAN
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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