Grave of S/L Peter Turnbull at Dowa Dowa near Milne Bay
The wooden cross was decorated with a DFC medal and "Sqn. Leader P. Turnbull DFC 76 Sqn. RAAF Killed In Action 30.8.42 [sic 27.8.42]. This photograph is dated August 20, 1942 [sic] but likely taken in September 1942. On August 27, 1942 pilot P-40E Kittyhawk A29-92 Killed In Action (KIA) when he crashed near Milne Bay.
Credit: AWM 069948 Date: September 1942
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