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At Sea. c. March 1944. 12086 Sergeant Leo Moran of Melbourne, Vic (right), chats with a British sailor (left) on board the troopship SS Circassia which is taking No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF to a new operational area in Corsica. Colonel G. S. Lockwood, Officer Commanding, Troops, is in the centre of the group. He was with the AIF at Gallipoli in the last war. His son was killed in action in England while serving with an RAAf Halifax squadron.
Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. 33655 Corporal (Cpl) Jim McKensey, armourer, of Armidale, NSW, and 12086 Sergeant Leo Moran, on the deck of the troopship SS Circassia which is to take No. 451 (Spitfi
Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Personnel of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, line the deck to wave goodbye as the troopship SS Circassia slips away from port taking them on the first stage a long j
Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Informal portrait of 12086 Sergeant Leo Moran of Melbourn, Vic, seems happy to be leaving Egypt. He is a member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF which is bound for
At Sea. c. March 1944. Baggage piled on the deck of the troopship SS Circassia presents a formidable sight. It belongs to members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF which is bound for a new operation
At Sea. c. March 1944. The troopship SS Circassia steams into Port Augusta, a Sicilian harbour, in sight of Mt Etna. On board are members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which is bound for an ope
An escort which helped guard the convoy which included the troopship SS Circassia carrying personnel of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF to a new operational area in Corsica.
