MED2139 Accession Number: MED2139

Description

A cross and wreath mark the grave in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Plot 15, Row D, Grave 21, of 471 Flying Officer (FO) John Henry William Saunders, RAAF, of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, who died 22 November 1941. FO's Saunders promotion had probably not reached his unit before his time of death. He was the son of John Edward Stanley Saunders and Florence Catherine Saunders of Cottesloe, WA. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, named after this famous 'box', lies actually a few miles from Acroma.

Details

Accession Number
MED2139
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
November 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession MED2139

More like this

MED2153

Photograph MED2153 Second World War, 1939-1945

A headstone propeller blade and wreath mark the original grave (Plot 15, Row F, Grave 5) in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery of 845 Pilot Officer (PO, later Flying Officer) Malcolm Hector Watson RAAF,

MED2147

Photograph MED2147 Second World War, 1939-1945

A cross and wreath mark the grave in Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Plot 3, Row B, Grave 7, of 404257 Pilot Officer Cecil Terence O'Brien RAAF, of No. 459 Squadron RAAF, who died 10 July 19

MED2150

Photograph MED2150 Second World War, 1939-1945

Egypt. December 1941. A cross and wreath mark the grave in the Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Plot 22, Row A, Grave 8, of 406104 Pilot Officer (PO) John Anthony Galvin RAAF, of No. 113 Squadron RAF who

MED2138

Photograph MED2138 Second World War, 1939-1945

A cross, wreath and flowers mark the grave in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Plot A IV, Row E, Grave 24, of 400917 Pilot Officer (PO) Ian Herbert Gordon Davis, RAAF, of No. 223 Squadron RAF, who died 27

MED2128

Photograph MED2128 Second World War, 1939-1945

Tel El Kebir, Egypt. July 1942. A cross and wreath on the ground mark the grave in the Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Plot 1, Row O, Grave 10, of 401295 Pilot Officer (PO) Jean Maurin-Bonnemain R

MED2135

Photograph MED2135 Second World War, 1939-1945

Alexandria, Egypt. September 1942. A cross and wreath mark the grave in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery of 400226 Flying Officer (FO) Alan Frederick Howell RAAF, of No. 230 Squadron RAF,

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 31 May 2024 - 4.35 am