The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Sergeant (Sgt) Harry J. A. Wright and Sgt Don Charlwood enjoying a hamper from home during training at Tatenhill. Sgt Wright survived seventy eight Bomber Command operations over Europe, nearly all on Lancasters. He became Navigation Leader of No. 156 Squadron, RAF, of the Pathfinder Force. He finished as Squadron Leader and during his service attained the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for a night attack on Modane in September 1943 and the Bar to the DFC for a consistently high standard of leadership and courage, and was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for a large number of targets in Germany and Italy.
Informal portrait of Sergeant (Sgt) Harry Wright (left) and 412218 Sgt John Gordon (later Flying Officer (FO)) Gordon of Cessnock was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) after thirty operatio
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Informal portrait of three Australian aircrew of No. 103 Squadron. Left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) D. Charlwood, of Melbourne, Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Jim A. D. Ridd
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. July 1942. Sergeant Don Charlwood in the NCO's quarters Tatenhill, a satellite aerodrome of No. 27 Operational Training Unit. Lichfield was the main operational trai
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. 1942. Group portrait of Number 22 course, Pilots and Observers at 27 Operational Training Unit (OTU). Back row, left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) Ron Pender, was shot do
Group portrait of seven crew members of 156 Squadron in front of their Avro Lancaster. Identified second from left is 430661 Warrant Officer (WO) Geoffrey Vernon Leicester of Melbourne, Victoria. WO L
Studio portrait of 405 Wing Commander Lloyd Albert Douglas DFC who served with No. 1 Squadron RAAF, No. 100 Squadron RAAF, No. 13 Squadron RAAF, No. 79 Wing Headquarters (Operational) and commanded No
