P00336.001 Accession Number: P00336.001

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PORTRAIT OF LIEUTENANT FRANK HUBERT MCNAMARA OF NO.1 SQUADRON, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS. MCNAMARA WAS THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS (VC) FOR HIS PART IN RESCUING A FELLOW PILOT WHO HAD BEEN FORCED TO LAND BEHIND ENEMY LINES DURING AN AERIAL BOMB ATTACK BY ALLIED FORCES ON AN IMPORTANT TURKISH SUPPLY POINT AT GAZA, PALESTINE, 1917-03-20.

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Accession Number
P00336.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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