Bugler plays the last post at the funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.

Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.

Goup of riflemen fire a volley at the funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.

Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.

Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Australian War Cemetery, Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died soon after a motor vehicle accident at Emirau on 25 February 1945. Initially buried at Torokina, but later reinterred at Bourail, New Caledonia.

Image from the Dacombe personal collection. Air to air view of Harvard NZ1029 from No. 22 Squadron, flying from RNZAF Station Norwood.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. Two No. 22 Squadron pilots washing their laundry. Kukum, Guadalcanal. Labelled on the album page "At Kukum Airstrip - Guadalcanal." and " "The Boss" & Boyd - daily wash"

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. Group of No. 22 Squadron personnel at Kukum airstrip, Guadalcanal. Labelled on the album page "At Kukum Airstrip - Guadalcanal." Handwritten on the reverse "To my Darling Wife | 26/8/44 | Overseas."

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. No. 22 Squadron Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader BH Thomson, standing beside a large tree. Labelled on the album page "At Kukum Airstrip - Guadalcanal." NB. Although this is on a page labelled "Kukum, Guadalcanal", a duplicate print in this collection (2016-177.22) has this identified as Bougainville.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. Group. No. 22 Squadron in front of a Corsair at RNZAF Station Ardmore. L-R: Back; AT Proffitt, JK Codlin, PD Reid, JR Holland, FE Sargent, HW Walker, SC Ferrick. Middle; PS Thompson, JF Morgan, CS Symons, RS Bennett, RJ Ashton, RH Bull, DW Barr, RW Paterson, KWJ Busch, AS Mills. Front; FC Tomlinson, W Heslop, DR Loan, GT Kent (Intelligence Officer), DM Hutton, BH Thomson (Commanding Officer), LA Rayner, BV Le Pine, OJ Marshall, AA Watson, AB Shaw. Labelled on the album page "No. 22 (F) Squadron pilots - third tour | 1944" All names handwritten on the reverse and also broken down by Flight and Section. "22 Fighter Squadron R.N.Z.A.F. (Ardmore - 26/7/44)" Original RNZAF negative number PR4825.

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal collection. No. 22 Squadron Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader BH Thomson, standing beside a large tree. Handwritten on the reverse "S/L B.H. Thomson O.C. 22 (F) Sqn | Pilots Camp Bougainville. | Some tree, what!" NB. Although this is identified as Bougainville, a duplicate print in the photo album of this collection (ALB1617713032) has this identified as Kukum Airstrip - Guadalcanal.".

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album. Informal group of No. 22 Squadron personnel outside a Nissen hut. Guadalcanal. Labelled on the album page "At Kukum Airstrip - Guadalcanal." and "Some of the lads - informal!!" Handwritten on the reverse of a duplicate print (2016-177.21) "Six pilots & one Intelligence Officer (bottom left) outside 22 Sqn Crew Room on Guadalcanal. Back Row: F/L Hutton, F/Sgt Holland, F/Sgt Proffitt, F/O Morgan. Front: F/O Kent, Sgt Heslop, F/Sgt Busch. | Can you see me holding the camera??"

Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal collection. Informal group of No. 22 Squadron personnel outside a Nissen hut. Kukum airstrip, Guadalcanal. Handwritten on the reverse of a duplicate print (2016-177.21) "Six pilots & one Intelligence Officer (bottom left) outside 22 Sqn Crew Room on Guadalcanal. Back Row: F/L Hutton, F/Sgt Holland, F/Sgt Proffitt, F/O Morgan. Front: F/O Kent, Sgt Heslop, F/Sgt Busch. | Can you see me holding the camera??"

Air to air view of No. 22 Squadron Harvard NZ1025 flying from RNZAF Station Norwood.

Air to air view of No. 22 Squadron Harvard NZ1025 flying from RNZAF Station Norwood.

Group. No. 22 Squadron personnel in front of a Corsair. RNZAF Station, Ardmore. Believed to be before leaving for their third tour of duty. Front row 3rd from right is AB Shaw. Original negative number ArdG777-45

Group of No. 22 Squadron personnel in front of the Headquarters hut. Bougainville. L-R: Back; IP Speedy, N Hickson, RW Gummer, RW Black, unknown, ME Groome, RW Wellington (stool collapsed!), W Heslop, FE Sargent, NM Quarrie, RJ Pascoe. Middle; R Scorrar, LH Brittain, C Wright, B Reynolds, PR Reid, F Tomlinson, NM King, D McNab, R Bennett. Front; RW Steele, KR Horsley (Intelligence Officer), RA McDonald, JR Court, AA Watson, S Thompson, AB Shaw. Missing; Stougie. Names supplied by RW Wellington.

Group. No. 22 Squadron personnel in front of a Corsair, at RNZAF Station, Ardmore. Believed to be before leaving for their third tour of duty. Names supplied by RW Wellington. L-R: Back; T Hill, IP Speedy, RW Black, F Tomlinson, AB Shaw, LH Brittain, RW Steele, S Thompson, RJ Pascoe. Middle; R Scorrar (Records Corporal), R Bennett, B Reynolds, PR Reid, ME Groome, A Stougie, C Wright, FE Sargent, NM Quarrie, MN King. Front; SC Ferrick, W Heslop, KR Horsley (Intelligence Officer), AA Watson, JR Court, RA McDonald, A Mortimer, D McNab, RW Wellington.

Line-up of No. 22 Squadron Corsairs prior to departure for New Zealand. Piva, Bougainville.

Funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot, Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox, who died in a motor vehicle accident. Emirau. Later re-interred at Bourail War Cemetery, New Caledonia.

Bugler plays the last post at the funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Emirau. Army Post Office 328

Goup of riflemen fire a volley at the funeral for No. 22 Squadron pilot Flying Officer Anthony Dennitts Willcox. Torokina, Bougainville. Willcox died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Emirau. Army Post Office 328

Line-up of Corsairs from No. 22 Squadron, prior to departure for New Zealand. Piva, Bougainville.