P00688.003 Accession Number: P00688.003

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Davis family reunion on the day after O329 (67) Wing Commander Reginald Henry Saville Davis returned home. Davis was CO of No. 1 Squadron RAAF in Malaya when taken prisoner and sent to a prisoner of war camp in Manchuria. From left: Reginald's sisters, WR/1567 Sick Berth Attendant (SBA) Zoe Jessie Davis, RAN and Gwendolyn Sadie Anderson; Reginald Davis’s father, 271597 Flying Officer Henry Alexander Davis, RAAF, a veteran of both the First and Second World Wars; Reginald’s mother, Evelyn Mary Davis; another sister Christen Stevens and Reginald's brother 404021 Flying Officer Athol William Davis, RAAF. Reginald was awarded The Order of the British Empire - Commander (Military) on 2 June 1962 and retired from Royal Australian Airforce with the rank of Group Captain in April 1964.

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Accession Number
P00688.003
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
September 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
DONOR R H DAVIS
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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