The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Original Caption: "Allied aircraft were again active over enemy territory yesterday" - every time you read a communique like that, there has been a scene like this one, photographed at one of our forward bomber stations in New Guinea. (Negative by Parer).
North American B-25C Mitchell 41-12470 co-piloted by 407799 Flying Officer Edward Tompson Mobsby, RAAF at Seven Mile Drome, Port Moresby. Mobsby was lent to the 90th Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Group based at Charters Towers in late May 1942 and moved with them to Port Moresby in June 1942. On 26 July 1942 41-12470 and 41-12792 were shot down, Mobsby’s Mitchell was seen “burning fiercely from nose to tail”. Initially posted as "missing", in May 1943 Mobsby's remains and those of three others were found near their wrecked aircraft. Mobsby is buried in Bomana War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. A tray cloth made by his wife Joyce Mobsby is held in the collection [see REL25755.]
Pale green and white patterned woven tray cloth with tassles along two opposing sides. Woven clothmade by Mrs Erica Joyce Mobsby of Adelaide in 1950. Born in 1913 in Adelaide as Erica Joyce Tassie (
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
Pale green and white patterned woven tray cloth with tassles along two opposing sides. Woven clothmade by Mrs Erica Joyce Mobsby of Adelaide in 1950. Born in 1913 in Adelaide as Erica Joyce Tassie (
Aerial view of Berry Drome (previously named Bomana Aerodrome) with the Laloki River winding through the background. The airstrip, situated approximately 20 kilometres north-east of Port Moresby, was
A view of the south-east end of 7 mile drome, New Guinea, with several aircraft on the ground. Located to the north of Port Moresby, seven miles from town, the aerodrome was first used by the Royal Au
Portrait of NX56751 Private (Pte) Clarence Mitchell Bolton, 141 General Transport Company, of Maryvale, NSW. Pte Bolton enlisted on 21 November 1941 and died of illness in New Guinea on 13 April 1943,
MISSION HILL, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. THE MISSION HILL WAR CEMETERY CONTAINING CASUALTIES FROM THE 2/27TH INFANTRY BATTALION OCCURRING FROM THE 1942-09-09/07. THE GRAVES WERE LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE
Informal portrait of NX129455 Private (Pte) Leslie Thomas Bastock, 55/53rd Battalion, of Marrickville, NSW. A machine operator prior to enlistment he embarked from Port Moresby, New Guinea on 21 July
