The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
London, England. 1942-03-30. Eight Australians on leave visited two of their convalescent cobbers at a famous London Hospital. The BBC recording van was present so both patients and visitors were invited to send messages through the weekly programme "Anzacs Calling Home". Holding the microphone are 400052 Sergeant (Sgt) Tommie Dufty (left) of Nhill, Vic, and 5022 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Max Duggan (right) of Lindisfarne, Tas, and in the group behind them are 408076 Sgt Thomas Simpson of Hobart, Tas, 17078 LAC Peter Mort of Bunbury, WA, Pilot Officer (PO) Ben Broitt from New Zealand, 406089 PO Roderick Ferry of Cranbrook, WA, 401183 Sgt Alf Augustious of Melbourne, Vic, 403442 Sgt Harold Camps of Newcastle, NSW and Corporal Bill Hort of Healesville, Vic.
London, England. 1942-03-30. When the BBC microphone visited a famous London Hospital recently to record messages from 400052 Sergeant Tommie Dufty (left) of Nhill, Vic, and 5022 Leading Aircraftman M
H.H. Stewart (left) introduces to the BBC microphone Australians visiting two of their cobbers in a London hospital. Those taking part in the “Anzacs Calling Home” programme are (right to left) 400052
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-05-18. OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FOLLOWING AN INVESTITURE. LEFT TO RIGHT: 404595 PILOT OFFICER (PO) B. T. FOXLEE DFM, BRISBANE, QLD; 408076 FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) T. D. SIMPSON
London, England. 1942-11-08. From Cogers Inn off Fleet Street, in the heart of London, the BBC microphone carries messages from Australian servicemen to their families at home. The hostess Mrs Collins
Members of the RAAF Overseas Headquarters Glee Club were invited to contribute to one of the weekly programmes in the Pacific Service of the BBC. The programme was broadcast from the New Zealand Force
KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. C. 1943-11. AN INFORMAL GROUP PORTRAIT OF CREWS OF NO. 22 (BOSTON) SQUADRON RAAF. BACK ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) L. WILLIAMSON, SURREY HILLS, N
