The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Oxidised brass RAAF badge with King's crown and eagle. There are two bent prongs on the reverse.
Associated with the service of 403548 Edward Lang Bayly, born 12 December 1913 in Wellington, NSW. Prior to the Second World War Bayly served in the Militia (home defence force) as a private with the 54th Battalion. Aged 27 he enlisted in the RAAF on 3 February 1941. After several months training in Australia he embarked for service with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) on 13 November. He was discharged from the RCAF on 24 May 1942 upon being granted a commission with the RAAF and the rank of pilot officer. He served with 259 Squadron, Royal Air Force from February 1943 to early 1944. The squadron was based in east Africa and conducted anti-submarine patrols over the Indian Ocean in Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats. Bayly served as a navigator with 42 Squadron, RAAF from August 1945 to November. Based in the Pacific, the squadron operated Catalina flying boats on mine-laying missions and assisted in the repatriation of prisoners of war at the end of hostilities. Bayly later served with 112 Air Sea Rescue Flight until March 1946. He was discharged on 24 April with the rank of temporary flight lieutenant.
Oxidised brass RAAF badge with King's crown and eagle. There are two bent prongs on the reverse. Associated with the service of 403548 Edward Lang Bayly, born 12 December 1913 in Wellington, NSW. Pr
RAAF officer's cap badge attached to a woven black mohair hat band. The padded cap badge bears a King's crown made of red velvet and gold bullion thread over a gilded RAAF eagle and crossed laurel lea
US Navy aircraft protractor Mk III B. The protractor consists of two pivoting plotting arms with steel belts to maintain orientation, and a compass dial marked with degrees. It is contained in the ori
Oxidised brass RAAF badge with King's crown and eagle. There are two bent prongs on the reverse. Associated with the service of 403548 Edward Lang Bayly, born 12 December 1913 in Wellington, NSW. Pr
RAAF officer's cap badge attached to a woven black mohair hat band. The padded cap badge bears a King's crown made of red velvet and gold bullion thread over a gilded RAAF eagle and crossed laurel lea
Black painted aluminium ruler for use with aircraft protractor. The ruler is made by 'CHARLES BRUNING CO.' and is marked in inches from 0 to 18 along both edges. There is an 'S' shaped wedge plate fit
US Navy aircraft protractor Mk III B. The protractor consists of two pivoting plotting arms with steel belts to maintain orientation, and a compass dial marked with degrees. It is contained in the ori
Royal Australian Air Force pilot's machine embroidered qualification brevet on a dark blue wool ground. The brevet has white cotton embroidered wings on either side of the letters 'RAAF' within a pale
Gilded metal King's crown and RAAF eagle badge with metal backing plate as worn on an officer's forage cap. Alexander Augustus Norman Dudley Pentland, known as Jerry, was born on 5 August 1894. At a
