Historical information

This RAAF dress uniform and other associated article of clothing was owned by Walter Alexander Scott.
Joined RAF December 1940 to be trained as a pilot, he got his wings December 1941, became a night fighter pilot after OTU and posted to 219 Squadron.
Was posted to 603 Squadron December 1942 flying Beaufighters on coastal command convoy escorts, desert patrols, supporting Sicilian and Italian invasions (all from the N.African desert, then on Greek Island " Armed Rovers" until 10 November 1943, just at the end of ops, when he was shot down in the Aegean Sea and became a POW the next day 11 November 1943.
Transferred to Germany he was in Stalag IVB for 3 months, before exchanging ID with an Irish soldier ,in order to get out of the main camp into a working sub-camp in order to escape.
Post war Walter returned to Australia, he became "Citizen of the Year" in Werribee 1992 for his service to the community.
In 1993 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to youth and to the retired.