The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Florence, Italy. 1944. Australian personnel serving with RAAF and RAF squadrons find the Australian Comforts Fund hotel the ideal leave centre, and many old friends, long separated since training days, meet again in the luxurious lounge room, where they "read all about it", discuss latest news from home, or tune in on the radio for bright entertainment. This hotel is being conducted by Flight Lieutenant C. Cleaver, RAAF, and accommodates 100 personnel.
Florence, Italy. 1944. Australian personnel serving with RAAF and RAF squadrons find the Australian Comforts Fund hotel the ideal leave centre, and many old friends, long separated since training days
Florence, Italy. 1944. Personnel serving with the RAAF and RAF squadrons in Italy find the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) hotel in Florence the ideal leave centre. Many old friends, long separated sin
Florence, Italy. c. 1944. The lounge and reading room, Florentine style, of the Australian Comforts Fund hotel where many RAAF airmen are spending their leave.
MAGNETIC ISLAND, QLD. 1944-06-23. "HALFAYA PASS", A HUT OF THE ARCADIA REST CAMP FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE HUTS OF THIS CAMP ARE NAMED AFTER PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THIS CAMP IS CONDUC
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. C. 1944-10. OFFICERS AND NCOS DISCUSS THE ATTACK ON RABAUL BY A COMBINED BEAUFORT BOMBER FORCE FROM NOS. 6, 8 AND 100 SQUADRONS RAAF.
Venice, Italy. c. 1945. View of Lido Beach and the world famous Excelsior Hotel in Venice. RAAF airmen bathe here while on leave at the Australian Comforts Fund hostel.
