Description
Melbourne, Vic. 1946. Photograph of a portrait painted in oil on canvas by artist Robert Hofmann. The portrait is of Group Captain Thomas Walter White DFC VD MP. White served with the Australian Flying Corps during World War 1. He was captured in Baghdad, Mesopotamia, on 13 November 1915 by the Turks and escaped from captivity in Constantinople, Turkey, in July 1918. White was the Minister for Air and Civil Aviation in the Menzies government from 1949-1951. In 1952 he was awarded the KBE (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) while Australian High Commissioner in the United Kingdom. (Donor J. Harley)
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Accession Number
P02119.003
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Brand: Kodak
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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