106584A Accession Number: 106584A

Description

Portrait of Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton VC of No. 22 Squadron RAAF. Newton was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. He was executed by being beheaded by the Japanese on 29 March 1943 after being shot down over Salamaua.

Details

Accession Number
106584A
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

People

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession 106584A

More like this

106584

Photograph 106584 Second World War, 1939-1945

PORTRAIT OF FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ELLIS NEWTON VC OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF. NEWTON WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY. HE WAS EXECUTED BY BEING BEHEADED BY THE JAPANESE ON 29 MARCH 1943 AF

Portrait of 250748 Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton VC

Photograph AWM2017.1276.1 Second World War, 1939-1945

Portrait of 250748 Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton, No. 22 Squadron RAAF. Newton was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. He was executed by the Japanese on 29 March 1943 after being shot d

100644

Photograph 100644 Second World War, 1939-1945

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ELLIS NEWTON VC OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF BESIDE HIS AIRCRAFT, WITH AMMUNITION BELT DRAPED AROUND HIS NECK. HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOLLOWING HIS EXECUTI

P02134.001

Photograph P02134.001 Second World War, 1939-1945

Studio portrait of 250748 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) William Ellis Newton VC. Flt Lt Newton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary courage during ten months of operational f

P00619.001

Photograph P00619.001 Second World War, 1939-1945

Studio portrait of brothers VX61887 Captain Lindsay Newton, a dentist in the Australian Army Medical Corps, Surgeon Lieutenant John Newton, Royal Australian Navy, and 250748 Flight Lieutenant William

044535

Photograph 044535 Second World War, 1939-1945

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ELLIS NEWTON, V.C. WHO SERVED WITH NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF IN NEW GUINEA UNTIL HIS CAPTURE AND EXECUTION BY THE JAPANESE AT SALAMAUA ISTHMUS ON 1943-03-29.

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 2 July 2026 - 3.47 am