SUK10172 Accession Number: SUK10172

Description

Wing Commander (later Group Captain) Hughie Edwards, the Australian airman serving with the RAF who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his courage and daring in leading a remarkable attack on Bremen, is leaving Buckingham Palace with his wife and mother-in-law after attending an Investiture to receive the decoration. He also received the DFC.

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Accession Number
SUK10172
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c. February 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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