MEA2285 Accession Number: MEA2285

Description

Italy. c. 1945. Padre Fred McKay and RAAF airmen, together with Italians from nearby farms, stand for two minutes silence around the grave of Warrant Officer Ian Rennison. These Italian people attend the grave and keep it in order.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2285
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession MEA2285

More like this

MEA2290

Photograph MEA2290 Second World War, 1939-1945

Argenta Gap Cemetery, Italy. c. 1945. Padre Fred McKay conducts a service at the grave sides of RAAF airmen who lost their lives on 12 April 1945. They were: Warrant Officer (WO) J. O'Keefe; WO C. Eva

MEA2284

Photograph MEA2284 Second World War, 1939-1945

The grave of 419704 Warrant Officer (WO) Ian Rennison, Pilot, a member of No. 3 (Mustang) Squadron RAAF, who was killed in an air operation at Casarsa Rail Diversion, Italy on 21 February, 1945. Padr

MEA1528

Photograph MEA1528 Second World War, 1939-1945

Italy. c. 1944. RAAF Padre Fred McKay of Qld, who is serving with a RAAF Kittyhawk fighter bomber squadron in Italy, conducts a burial service for aircrew personnel of an RAF bomber group at an Italia

MEA1530

Photograph MEA1530 Second World War, 1939-1945

Italy. c. 1944. RAAF Padre Fred McKay of Qld, who is serving with a RAAF Kittyhawk fighter bomber squadron in Italy, conducts a burial service for aircrew personnel of an RAF bomber group at an Italia

MEA2283

Photograph MEA2283 Second World War, 1939-1945

Italy. c. 1945. Padre Fred McKay visits the home of Yuglielino Cealin and his family to convey to them the appreciation of the squadron of which Warrant Officer (WO) J. F. Quinn is a member. Mr Cealin

005600

Photograph 005600 Second World War, 1939-1945

NEAR TOBRUK - WHAT REMAINED OF A Y.M.C.A. CAR WHEN IT MET FIRE FROM AN ITALIAN ANTI-TANK GUN DEFENDING THE APPROACH TO TOBRUK. THE NEW GRAVE NEARBY INDICATES THAT THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND BURIED BY I

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 2.34 am