[Australian War Memorial description]
<p>ID number 	UK0837
Collection 	Photograph
Object type 	Black &amp; white
Place made 	United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made 	9 December 1943
Physical description 	Black &amp; white
</p><p>Description
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Portrait of 415270 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) John Verdun Newton, Mingenew, WA, a member of the Western Australian Parliament, at RAAF Overseas Headquarters. He is a pilot in the RAAF serving in the UK, and the only flying Australian member of Parliament. Flt Lt Newton was killed in operations over Germany on 14 January, 1944 while attached to RAF 90 Squadron, and is buried in the Hanover War Cemetery.
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<td>This work has been released into the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:public_domain" class="extiw" title="w:en:public domain">public domain</a></b> by its author, <b>the Government of Australia</b>. This applies worldwide.<br><small>In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:</small><br><i>the Government of Australia grants anyone the right to use this work <b>for any purpose</b>, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.</i>
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Taken on 19 September 1943
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