Description
Collection relating to the Second World War services of Flying Officer 412926 Frederic John Dowe, RAAF, and Lieutenant Lloyd George Palmer, HMAS Armidale, 1942.
The collection consists of a single message written by Dowe and dropped to the survivors of the HMAS Armidale after it was sunk by Japanese aircraft on 1 December 1942. The message was collection by Palmer, and notes that their co-ordinates have been passed to a Corvette and rescue is imminent. They are wished good luck and a Merry Christmas and asked to write if they can - the names and addresses of the aircrew are written on the back.
Details
Accession Number
3DRL/7713
Maker
Flying Officer Frederic John Dowe
Classification
Private Record
Measurement
Archived measurement
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 749/079/031
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright
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