AWM Collection Record: P00342.010
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ID Number: | P00342.010 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Ottoman Empire: Palestine | ||
| Date made: | c. 1914-1916 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Photograph of Corporal W. Hudson Fysh of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment and the 1st Australian Light Horse Machine-Gun Squadron. Fysh later transferred to the Australian Flying Corps as an observer, gaining the rank of Lieutenant on No. 1 Squadron. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and after the war was allowed to qualify as a pilot. He later went on to become the founder of Qantas and received his knighthood in 1953. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Related unit: | 1 Light Horse Regiment; 1 Squadron AFC; 3 Light Horse Regiment | ||
| Related place: | Middle East; Ottoman Empire: Palestine | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:44:59 GMT
