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Bruce Sharkey And Friends

Sharkey Collection
c. 1935
Overview

Five young men on a shooting expedition. All are wearing long trousers tucked into boots or gaiters. Three are in shirt sleeves, one in a jacket and one is shirtless. They are standing on a high grassy ridge with a plain and hills in the background.

Historical information

Raymond John Bruce (Bruce) Sharkey (1911-1942) was the son of Raymond and Florence Edith Sharkey.

Attended Scotch College. Keen sailor like his father. According to the book 'Red Tail Skies', Bruce worked for Qantas prior to his enlistment in the RAAF on the 31st March 1941.

Sergeant Raymond Sharkey [Service No 402551] was one of six Australians from the 460 Squadron RAAF who died when their Wellington vanished over the North Sea during a mining operation on the night of 12/13 July 1942.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-318
Item type
Photographs
Inscriptions and markings

Written in pencil on the rear [Herst Link, Syd Pigott, Alf Davis, Michael Lewis, Bruce Sharkey].

Contextual information

Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.

Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.

Year
c. 1935
Links to additional resources
Claremont Museum.
Last modified
Tuesday, 12 August, 2025
Completeness
94
Copyright category
Life of creator +70 years
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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 09.318'.

Copyright holder
Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010
Claremont Museum

Claremont Museum

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Bruce Sharkey And Friends
Bruce Sharkey And Friends
Source: Claremont Museum 09.318

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