MEA2235 Accession Number: MEA2235

Description

Cesenatico, Italy. c. December 1944. Informal portrait of 422562 Warrant Officer (WO) S. W. Holmes DFC of West Ryde, NSW, who received an immediate award of the DFC for two outstanding performances in bringing his aircraft back to safety when twice badly shot up by ack-ack. WO Holmes, who is a member of No. 454 Squadron RAAF, is seen here in front of his Martin Baltimore aircraft.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2235
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c December 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA2235

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