Star Footballers, Serviceman

Production date
1961
 Description
Copy negative; Serviceman John Louis Deighton in uniform. Jack Deighton took an Engineering course at NPBHS. He was a great rugby player for Star Rugby Football Club. In 1941 at the age of 21 he joined the Army. Corporal Deighton shipped out to Egypt with the 5th Reinforcements and was posted to the 27th Machine Gun Battalion. He was killed in action on 17 April 1945. He was 24.
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Object detail

Artist/Maker
Production role
Photographer
Production date
1961
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth
Production period
1960s
World War II
World War II (1939 - 1945)
Subject person
Classification
Photograph/Original Art/Art Object
Collection
Swainson/Woods Collection
Credit line
'Swainson/Woods Collection, Puke Ariki and District Libraries'
Accession number
WD.011777
Collection type
Photographs
Material
Black and White Sheet Film
Black and White Negative
Photographic Negative

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