Photojack king, 1944

Details provided by donor. "Presented to Sidney Thomas Ievers in June 1944/ My father in addition to being an observer was in charge of rostering the volunteers/ who manned the Poppet Legs in Bendigo during WW2./ Their job was not to watch for enemy planes but also to ensure that Bendigo/ was in complete black out, no chinks of light to be seen from any window".Certificate - coloured print on cream paper. From the top the design includes two aircraft with a man and women positioned between two flags - Union Jack and Australian flags, the words ' “FOR KING AND COUNTRY” above Royal Australian Air Force insignia. Dark Cream columns with pale blue surround frame the details. Black, blue and red coloured lettering with handwritten details completed. Frame - timber with dark brown paint and decorative moulding. Glass front, brown paper and cardboard backing. Mount - black colour cardboard with inner red colour mount Handwritten details on certificate, dark blue and black ink pen. "S.T. Ievers/ 1944/ G.Jones/ W.D. Heath S/R".framed accessories, certificate, volunteer air observers corps, ww2