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 Arnold Forrest Green personal album collection.
View of Torokina Field sign. Torokina, Bougainville.
"Torokina Field. Fighter Strip No. 1. Constructed by 71 CB".
Image from the Arnold Forrest Green personal album collection.
View of Torokina Beach, Bougainville, with military vehicles and supplies on the shores, and personnel swimming in the sea.
Negative from the Anthony Francis Hough personal collection.
Two men standing beside a vehicle with No. 18 Squadron Kittyhawks in the background. Believed to be at Torokina, Bougainville.
Group of No. 14 Squadron pilots in front of Kittyhawk '88' during their third tour of duty. Torokina, Bougainville.
Aircraft on charge to No. 2 Servicing Unit.
Back: LC Strawbridge, RA Barnett, PS Tennent, P Molloy, WJ Polson, BS Hay, WJ MacLeod, WD Smith, NE Hanna, G George.
Middle: PW Blundell (Intelligence Officer), RA Weber, EH Brown (Flight Commander), SG Quill (Commanding Officer), LR Renolds (Flight Commander), WM Bullen, NC Sutherland.
Front: DW Cocks, RG Bush, DW Roberts, RP George, HP Crump, NA Frew, RF Howe.
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
3/4 front view of Kittyhawk NZ3148, with nose art 'Gloria Lyons', being readied for flight. Torokina, Bougainville.
Aircraft on charge to No. 4 Servicing Unit.
Labelled on the album page " "Pacific Fighters" "
Original RNZAF negative number PR2686.
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
No. 18 Squadron Intelligence Officer, Pilot Officer McBride, interrogates a group of No. 18 Squadron pilots after their return from a mission. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Pilot Officer JA McBride, unknown, Flying Officer AR Walker, Pilot Officer RA MacKinder, Flying Officer BL Hoskin, Sergeant DW Kidd, Squadron Leader JA Oldfield. Names supplied by Keith Gibson - No. 18 Squadron.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron pilots - Second tour"
RNZAF Official negative number PR2681.
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
No. 18 Squadron pilot's tent. Torokina, Bougainville.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Guadalcanal - Bougainville"
Handwritten on the reverse "Our abode at Torokina Pilots' camp. Foxhole & bedding in foreground. App mid Feb 1944 (morning)."
Image from the Leonard Adolphus Rayner DFC personal album.
View of Torokina airstrip, Bougainville.
Labelled on the album page "No. 18 (F) Squadron Ferry | Guadalcanal - Bougainville"
Handwritten on the reverse "Torokina strip (fighter). Taken from our "ready" hut looking N.W. Taken App. mid Feb 1944 about 1000."
Group. No. 19 Squadron personnel in front of a Corsair, during their second tour of duty. Torokina, Bougainville.
L-R: Back; PL Jones, CJ Berryman, GJ Ronayne, G George, RW Henderson, A Cunningham, NL Kiddle, JM Calder.
Middle; KW Wright, JM Knight, RF Garnham, RW Smith, RH Armstrong, CR Carnachan, RB Johnson, JF Green, GT Watt, PS
Freyberg.
Front; AAD Bills, DA Youngs, PD Gifford, JRC Kilian, DE Hogan, JE Sanders, AM Hollings (Intelligence Officer).
Written on bomb in foreground: "blunt end" (left) "15/8/44, 19 FIGHTER SQDN (centre) and "sharp end" (right).