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1949 DEFENCE: Memorial painting awarded in memory of Australian VC
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0:24Now PlayingDate: 16th May 1949
Location: Unknown location
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
ENGLAND: Suffolk: Mildenhall:
MILDENHALL R.A.F. Station. Royal Australian Air Force receives memento of a Dominion war hero. Painting commemorates gallantry of R.H. Middleton, bomber Pilot whose devotion to duty earned him a posthumous V.C. (Victoria Cross)
Royal Air-Force receives a memento at Mildenhall Air Force station of Flight Sgt Middleton. A Posthumous V.C., A painting,
Art and Artists; Australia; Personalities - Armed Forces
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