Trousers
Production date
Circa 1940s
Description
A pair of Royal New Zealand Air Force Flight Lieutenant's World War II dress trousers. " A157871 / A2CP " is handwritten in black on the interior.
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Object detail
Production date
Circa 1940s
Subject person
Classification
Credit line
These
dress
trousers
belonged
to
Flight
Lieutenant
Ernest
Joseph
(Ernie)
Abraham
who
served
as
a
pilot
in
the
75
(NZ)
Squadron
during
World
War
II.
He
earned
a
Distinguished
Flying
Cross
on
10
November
1945
as
he
"
invariably
displayed
the
utmost
fortitude,
courage,
and
devotion
to
duty"
during
the
numerous
missions
he
flew.
After
the
war
he
he
taught
briefly
at
Wanganui
before
operating
a
country
store
near
Wanganui
for
four
or
five
years
with
his
wife
Muriel.
The
Abrahams
then
bought
the
Albion
Hotel
at
Patea.
Later
after
a
period
teaching
at
Waverley
District
High
School
he
taught
from
1966
to
1985
at
New
Plymouth
Boys'
High
School
where
he
became
head
of
the
geography
and
history
departments.
He
also
served
as
commanding
officer
of
the
New
Plymouth
Air
Training
Corps.
He
was
also
an
active
lawn
bowler
and
served
as
president
of
the
Taranaki
Bowling
Centre
as
well
as
being
a
life
member
of
the
East
End
Bowling
Club.
Accession number
PA2009.048
Collection type
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