Elaine Donnellon, the donor of the photograph is the daughter of Shelia's sister Matilda. Thomas Coughlan and Shelia Whelan were married 03-09-1947. Not highly significant but typical of a mid 20th century portrait taken in a photographer's studio. The style of the wedding finery is representitive of the fashion of the period.Studio Portrait on original mount. Thomas Coughlan bridegroom, dark double-breasted suit,orange-blossom buttonhole. Shelia Whelan bride, embossed satin bridal gown with train and leg-o-mutton sleeves,a lace insert at the neckline, finished with a dainty locket. An embroidered full lengh veil and ruched head-dress with orange-blossom is complimented by a floral trailer-bouquet and horseshoes. Portrait backdrop, curtain and chair. Bottom right-hand corner, hand written, "Mendilnohy/Melb."studio portrait, 1947, thomas coughlan, shelia whelan, orange blossom, embossed satin, wedding gown, double breasted suit, veil, trailer, bouquet

Flight Lieutenant A copy of Australian Gallant and Distinguished Service Vietnam 1962-1973: Being A Record of British and Foreign Decorations Awarded to Australian Servicemen which was published by The Military Historical Society of Australia.commander of the order of the british empire, cbe, air commodore jack dowling, 0370, air commodore john fullarton lush, 0369, group captain john wilkins hubble, 05833, air commodore geoffrey thompson, 0393, group captain john irwin adams, o33119, air commodore frederick stephen robey, o5787, group captain ronald jack mckimm, o22084, air commodore clarence haddon spurgeon, o399, air commodore neville patrick mcnamara, o11353, group captain roberts (robert) hunter martin, o22188, distinguished service order, dso, companion of the distinguished service order, group captain peter frank raw, wing commander anthony watcyn powell, o314347, group captain selwyn david evans, o22127, wing commander john alan paule, o35028, wing commander john alan whitehead, o33710, wing commander peter geoffrey larard, o35023, wing commander roy walter hibben, o37568, wing commander jack robert boast, o14165, wing commander peter lionel howard coy, o26006, wing commander peter william hahood, o52901, officer of the order of the british empire, order of the british empire (obe), wing commander phillip arthur bloom, o210837, wing commander peter william kennedy, o4667, member of the order of the british empire (mbe), warrant officer andrea giovanni pellizzer, a4149, chaplain third class patrick john mccormick, o19853, wing commander cecil george kilsby, o33178, warrant officer allan richard grinter, a31866, flight lieutenant philip anthony mogridge, o39014, flight lieutenant george walter foskett, o223127, squandron leader ronald holden tucker, o220878, flight lieutenant neville colin walliss, o12206, flight lieutenant walter wolfgang wurm, o55848, flight lieutenant john thomas connell, o33721, chaplain john julian white, o317689, squadron leader donald arthur ernest tidd, o313248, flight lieutenant raymond keith crossley, o32838, flight lieutenant bruce victor tipping, o35364, squadron leader robin norman wade, o217796, chaplain john eward grannall, o222956, distinguished flying cross, dfc, wing commander victor douglas guthrie, o22015, wing commander raymond alfred scott, o22143, wing commander (acting) vance drummond, o33624, wing commander charles james melchert, o11419, flight lieutenant leigh oxley hindley, o23946, flight lieutenant francis patrick riley, o216204, pilot officer michael john haxell, o218798, squadron leader anthony john fookes, o33200, squadron leader james henry cox, o216731, flying office macaulay cottrell, o316174, squadron leader peter john reed, o35030, squadron leader athol charles jory, o15831, squadron leader nicholas james gregory watling, 015612, flight lieutenant anthony philip ford, o219917, flight lieutenant peter graham smith, o216415, flying officer brian harris fooks, o44200, wing commander jack darby espie, o33153, squadron leader ronald david crump, o53401, squadron leader brian leslie john dirou, o314174, flight lieutenant robert alec charles kendell, o316951, flight lieutenant donald herbert porter, o217899, flight lieutenant garry gordon cooper, o219964, wing commander barry moore thomas, o32568, squadron leader thomas ward, o14288, flight lieutenant gerald maurice cramer, o22886, flight lieutenant reginald john thompson, o316968, flight lieutenant roger arthur wilson, o221235, flight lieutenant peter william davies, o221384, squadron leader graham dyke, o14384, flight lieutenant kenneth james mitchell, o43443, flight lieutenant john frederick hazelwood, o219888, flying officer michael ross tardent, o113526, flight lieutenant rex robert budd, o212791, flying officer douglas john stuart riding, flight lieutenant douglas john stuart riding, o221573, flight lieutenant edward brian john bolger, o23741, squadron leader michael robinson, o14202, squadron leader ronald james crimmins, o32764, squadron leader ivan laurence grove, o34222, flight lieutenant ronald alexander slater, o61240, flying officer gary john ennis, o19987, flying officer nicholas william hobson, o116949, squadron leader graham wallace neil, o215111, flight lieutenant john laurence ellis, o315190, flying officer bruce charles townsend, o224152, squadron leader stewart cosmann kostlin mitchell, wing commander stewart cosmann kostlin mitchell, o213595, flight lieutenant john patrick hayden, o315434, flight lieutenant william norton robertson, o56673, flying officer christopher allan beatty, o45549, flying officer robert francis meares, o223862, wing commander francis john leonard downing, o34496, squadron leader arthur barnes, o36433, squadron leader donald couldrey white, o13864, flight lieutenant francis leo clough, o218083, flight lieutenant lindsay arnold naylor, o315270, flying officer david evan ozanne, o57511, wing commander colin leonard ackland, o14204, squadron leader stanley clark, o217663, squadron leader kenneth david clark, o52798, flight lieutenant norman mellville goodall, o43963, conspicuous gallantry medal (flying), cgm, cpl john desmond coughlan, a220788, george medal, gm, sgt gordon dudley buttriss, a21702, military medal, mm, sgt noel edward power, a111932, distinguished flying medal, dfm, sgt robert joseph stoyles, a217773, cpl william wallace o’rourke, a42889, cpl john gordon yorke, a45046, cpl barry thomas gracie, a219151, sgt terence john pinkerton, a216972, cpl george alexander edwards, a314994, leading aircraftman kerry john shipp, a44980, leading aircraftman david thomas moles, a61704, leading aircraftman trevor lawrence hamill, a317922, cpl rodney joseph ranger, a222471, british empire medal, bem, sgt ernest edward moore, o216106, flight sergeant colin milton robb, a51944, sgt alan william rudd, a14871, sgt barry william fitzell, a218341, cpl james benedict vanderkyl, a216178, british empire medal for gallantry, cpl robert albert stephens, a220871, mentioned in dispatches, mid, flight lieutenant ronald george raymond, o33756, sgt robert maxwell wark, a216427, leading aircraftman david michael gwin, a218227, wo frank anthony latham, a13057, pilot officer charles john downes, o218221, flight lieutenant anthony lempriere harley abbott, o55138, cpl robert patrick st john, a218262, group captain lyall robert klaffer, squadron leader lyall robert klaffer, o4218, flight lieutenant graeme alexander nicholson, o41992, flight lieutenant george godfrey, o54101, flying officer peter yates, o56263, cpl stanley donald mellow, a14968, cpl raymond charles chandler, a55714, wo james richard kenny, a21316, flight sergeant thomas george lenton, a2927, sgt eric glen allen, a6548, aircraftman ronald neil mcnamara, a25038, squadron leader rex stevens ramsey, o33687, flight lieutenant robert max hayes, o51626, flight lieutenant clifford mitchell dohle, o39642, flight lieutenant geoffrey alfred banfield, o37553, flight lieutenant john terence mcdonnell, o38531, flight lieutenant john mcleod harris, o43732, flight sergeant owen vincent cooke, a24168, sgt douglas william henry kennett, cpl dennis frederick olsen, a18781, leading aircraftman david john collins, a221540, cpl herbert roy sharpe, leading aircraftman herbert roy sharpe, a45003, wing commander henry alfred hughes, o21144, squadron leader john irvine thomson, o32446, squadron leader thomas dunning wright, o27562, squadron leader john maxwell chesterfield, o32860, flight lieutenant barry squires, squadron leader barry squires, o216046, flight lieutenant michael raymond lewino, squadron leader michael raymond lewino, o55331, flight lieutenant leslie wilfred morris, o219176, flight lieutenant jeffrey allan pedrina, o314595, flying officer william stewart mcalister, o17860, cpl stewart hampton bonett, leading aircraftman stewart hampton bonett, a215424, cpl ronald cecil orchard, aircraftman ronald cecil orchard, a14436, cpl gregory michael aleckson, a222329, flight lieutenant william allen gill, o316957, flight lieutenant robert charles thompson, o33757, flight lieutenant richard allan fisher, flying officer richard allan fisher, o18628, flying officer peter alexander davidson, pilot officer peter alexander davidson, o222082, cpl murray denis johnson, a55622, cpl arthur douglas gale, a317317, flight lieutenant alan john perry, o216406, flying officer ian bruce cooper, o316302, cpl allan elliott matthews, a216396, wing commander robert john limbury tebbutt, o211575, squadron leader hedley robert thomas, o219178, flight lieutenant gregory norman goddard, o15633, pilot officer john knox ross, o113665, flying officer onno dalmolen, o317513, cpl david john dubber, leading aircraftman david john dubber, a317809, cpl john henry parsons, leading aircraftman john henry parsons, a223927, aircraftman john lynn seibel, a112818, flying officer neil francis jonasson, flight lieutenant neil francis jonasson, o314130, pilot officer john jeffrey wilkinson, flying officer john jeffrey wilkinson, o223864, sgt patrick arthur burkett, flight sergeant patrick arthur burkett, a23477, leading aircraftman ronald wilson, a117793, cpl colin william duffield, leading aircraftman colin william duffield, a44284, squadron leader lloyd duncan knight, flight lieutenant lloyd duncan knight, o37573, flight lieutenant robert william howe, o218328, flying officer joseph james wilson, o220792, flying officer robert bruce treloar, o317557, flight sergeant herbert keith rieck, a13890, sgt walter joseph jones, a36497, cpl vincent albert lowe, sgt vincent albert lowe, a17829, squadron leader hans jorg friederich roser, o217004, flight lieutenant raymond john butler, o221233, flight lieutenant bruce david searle, o110302, flight lieutenant kevin vernon griffin, o43348, flying officer ian douglas fogarty, o317512, wo david roy grover, a32816, squadron leader brian edward o’shea, o116226, squadron leader lynton thomas winn, o219589, flight lieutenant martin campbell newman, o316978, flight lieutenant barry edgar stanley williamson, o220069, flight lieutenant john francis byrnes, flying officer john francis byrnes, o222542, flying officer stuart wesley dalgleish, o224143, flight sergeant john penn, a25124, cpl barry keith birchan, a44066, flight sergeant john maurice ignatius hayes, a659, sgt ronald o’neill, a12379, cpl colin john gray, a21893, aircraftman terry david jackson, a317581, squadron leader samuel nelson todhunter, o53169, flight lieutenant maurice francis linden, o32387, flying officer richard neil kelloway, o221393, pilot officer brinley guest haylock, o223593, wo patrick edward curtis, a2887, leading aircraftman jan johannes kiewiet, a223858, aircraftman alan roy brazil, a45935, flight lieutenant cunningham norman mcintyre cassels, o316966, flying officer maurice alexander lewis, o316431, flying officer hector goldie rutherford, o317276, wo leslie alderton, a34026, cpl barry alan sharman, a218593, leading aircraftman geoffrey kenneth smith, a223095, chaplin stanley bruce ford, o217659, leading aircraftman ian lee, aircraftman ian lee, a224697, squadron leader lloyd dennis brown, flight lieutenant lloyd dennis brown, o110501, flight lieutenant colin monk, o221681, flight lieutenant david kingsley palmer, o44431, flying officer peter robert nuske, pilot officer peter robert nuske, o224148, sgt kevin ralph stapleton, a313317, cpl glynn james young, sgt glynn james young, a56060, squadron leader frank ronald lonie, wing commander frank ronald lonie, o35101, chaplain david thomas pritchard, o314053, flight lieutenant brian greatorex hammond, o55985, flight lieutenant kenneth ian semmler, o44135, flying officer michael sandro calvert, o57541, flying officer barry james ellison, o15953, cpl douwe de boer, a61419, squadron leader bernard alan johnson, o35022, flight lieutenant anthony john taylor, o116118, flight lieutenant john arthur power, o44953, flying officer robert upham, o117199, flying officer peter vincent murphy, o117342, flying officer kerry john connors, o117503, flying officer john raymond huggett, o117508, sgt kenneth wayne marks, a222358, cpl colin henry bruce, a222195, leading aircraftman joseph earl pettit, a113187, squadron leader ian hamilton whisker, o218759, flight lieutenant bruce john mouatt, flying officer bruce john mouatt, o222080, flying officer robert lawrence redman, o224385, cpl keith john munns, a45385, wing commander elvin jacki felton, o25166, flight lieutenant rodger howard boerth, chaplain rodger howard boerth, o318567, flying officer jeffrey philip trappett, o117198, flying officer rhys northwood james, pilot officer rhys northwood james, o119113, sgt gregory stewart love, a211438, legion of merit (lom, the silver star medal (ssm), flying officer macaulay cottrell, 0316174, squadron leader alan raymond reed, o52363, the bronze star medal, flight lieutenant william middlemiss, o51083, the air medal, the national order of the republic of vietnam, fifth class medal (knight’s badge), republic of vietnam gallantry cross with silver star