Portrait of Raymond Francis Galloway, Australian Flying Corps

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c. 1916

Overview

Informal black and white portrait of Raymond Francis Galloway, Australian Flying Corps (A.F.C.), mounted on cream coloured card. The pilot is sitting in the cockpit of a plane with his hand resting on the steering wheel. He is wearing a dark coloured balaclava.

The artist, Norman Clifford, based his oil painting of Ray Galloway on this particular portrait. Both the painting and portrait are held in the collection.

Norman Clifford was also writing a book about the A.F.C. which this portrait was to feature in. There are publishing inscriptions written on the card surrounding the portrait.

Historical information

Lieutenant (Lt) Raymond Francis Galloway, Australian Flying Corps, was an engineering student from Randwick, NSW prior to enlistment.
Lt Galloway was on full time duty with the 25th Australian Engineering (Signals) Company when he was accepted to attend a school of instruction at Point Cook (Central Flying School).
Later promoted to Captain, he served as a flying instructor until he embarked for overseas service with the Special Draft, A.F.C. from Adelaide on HMAT Boonah on 22 October 1918.
He later resigned his commission and was demobilised in England on 17 December 1919.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW00137

Item type

Collectibles

Ephemera

Photographs

Themes

Photography
Transport
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Cardboard

Photographic Paper