World War II Photos

  • Donald, Isabel, Mary, John, Isabel snr and Norman
  • Ernest McKinnon, Mary, John, Isabel, Norman and Donald. Amy Road
John, Isabel, Pat or Joan Lamond and Mary
  • Peter
  • Peter
  • Peter, bottom left ,with his crew.
  • Peter at home.
  • Peter in England
  • Peter in England
  • Donald, George Lamond, Isabel, Norman, Joan Lamond, Bill Hope, Mary, Josie, John.
  • George Anderson, Donald Krone and Mal ?
  • Isabel and Peter at home.
  • American nurses Currarong with Lillian’s children Pat and Joan on the left. The two young men may be Lillian’s sons, George and Noel.
Peter in England with note he wrote on the back of the photo. Peter in photo taken in the Scottish Highlands, right
  • Peter, final training. Bottom right
John
  • John seated far right with bandegd eye. Second photo is the signatures of the men in the photo.
John
  • John on the right, with a friend.
  • Pete top right
  • Mary Gautier, US Matron

FB Post by Ralph; I saw a website of 77 Squadron with a pdf page of the Australian members who perished. It includes: 
JOHN DUNCAN KRONE
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John was the son of Stanley and Isabel Krone of Herne Bay, New South Wales and born at Peakhurst on 28 July 1924. He was working as a clerk at the time of enlisted 5 December 1942, embarked from Sydney on 27 September 1943 for overseas. 
John was appointed Flight Sergeant on 16 March 1944.
John’s brother, Warrant Officer Henry Krone 413674, lost his life whilst engaged on a bombing attack on Stuttgart on 15 March 1944. He was with 360 Squadron RAAF, attached to RAF Binbrook, Lincoln, and is commemorated at Runnymede.
Halifax MZ701 took off from RAF Full Sutton at 0207 hours on the night of 8 June 1944, detailed to carry out a night flying training exercise. Almost immediately the plane crashed due to engine failure and loss of control. All the crew were killed.
CREW:
RAAF Pilot Officer G L Hyde – Pilot
RAF Sergeant H Fox – Flight Engineer
RAF Sergeant E F Chapman – Navigator
RAF Sergeant D J Hutchison – Air Bomber
RAAF Flight Sergeant K F Galvin – Wireless Operator Air
RAAF Flight Sergeant J D Krone – Mid Upper Gunner
RAAF Flight Sergeant A Jordan – Rear Gunner 
After the crash John, who was severely injured was taken to the York Military Hospital but succumbed to his wounds shortly after. His funeral was held at 10 am on 13 June 1944 at the Royal Air Force Regional Cemetery Harrogate Yorkshire along with five other members of the crew.” Image is a locket John sent to his mum which my mum just gave me. http://77squadron.org.uk/…/upl…/2016/03/77-RAF-July-2016.pdf

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  • Donald and friends in a Beaufort Bomber.
  • Isabel, John and Mary, at home.
  • RAAF Forest Hill
  • Donald on radio tower Wagga Wagga
  • Donald, at the back, RAAF
  • RAAF Wagga Wagga
  • Donald RAAF
  • Collection of photos of Peter
  • John leaving Amy Rd for the war
  • John
  • John, Isabel and Peter, Amy Rd
  • Lancaster Squadron 460 . Peter bottom right.
Aerial Photograph of the military hospital at Herne Bay, not so far from the Myrtles. Matron Lt Mary Gautier was stationed there and became good friends with Isabel Krone and all the family. The hospital was visited by General Macathur, Bob Hope and Arty Shaw’s band and Eleanor Roosevelt. After the war the Nissan Huts were used as temporary accomodation for returned soldiers and their families awaiting more permanent housing. Donald Krone’s future wife Mary lived there for a while after her father, Frank Fulton snr returned from the occupied forces in Japan. So, a serendipitous location that at first glance may not have shown much promise.
Peter before the war.
Mary Gautier was a great friend of the Krone’s during the war, as can be seen from the news paper cutting.
The photo was sent after the war, with an explanation on the back.