Photograph of Raymond Francis Galloway A.F.C. in boxkite

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c. 1916

Overview

Photograph of Raymond Francis Galloway A.F.C. at the controls of a Grahame-White boxkite. He is the instructor and is teaching an unknown student at the Central Flying School in Point Cook, Victoria.
The photograph is from an archive collated by aviation artist, Norman Clifford. He was writing a book about the A.F.C. which this photograph 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-RoW00138

Item type

Collectibles

Ephemera

Photographs

Themes

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

Material

Cardboard

Photographic Paper