MEA1973 Accession Number: MEA1973

Description

Toulon, Southern France. September 1944. "Baggin", the first copy of "Le Var Libre" in Toulon. 407959 Flight Lieutenant R. H. Sutton DFC MID Croix de Guerre of Portland, Vic, excitedly takes delivery as he pays "Grandpop" un franc. He is a flight commander in No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF operating in Southern France.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1973
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
September 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1973

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