P00270.008 Accession Number: P00270.008

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Informal outdoor portrait of three members of the RAAF seated in the sun in their swimming costumes during a break from training. Identified left to right: Bill Gowing [402907 William Ellis Gowing]; Ralph Bond [402836 Ralph Bond, 460 Squadron, killed during operations, 29 April 1942] and 402913 Henry (Harry) Roland Train (later POW). The names in square brackets are the probable full identifications of the men.

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Accession Number
P00270.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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