MEA2272 Accession Number: MEA2272

Description

The grave of 401506 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Reginald Alfred Hast of Caulfield Vic, a member of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, who was killed in operations over Italy on 17 December 1944. Flt Lt Hast's remains were subsequently reinterred in the Ravenna war cemetery near the village of Piangipane in northern Italy.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2272
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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