AWM Collection Record: 100644
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ID Number: | 100644 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ELLIS NEWTON VC OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF BESIDE HIS AIRCRAFT, WITH AMMUNITION BELT DRAPED AROUND HIS NECK. HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOLLOWING HIS EXECUTION BY BEING BEHEADED AT SALAMAUA BY THE JAPANESE ON 1943-03-29, AFTER BEING SHOT DOWN OVER SALAMAUA ISTHMUS, NEW GUINEA. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Victoria Cross | ||
| Related unit: | 22 Squadron RAAF | ||
| Related place: | Salamaua | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:07:27 GMT
