HOLGATE [DFC], Merrick Sadlier
Merrick Holgate was educated at Ballarat Grammar and also in Canada and England. "Flying Officer Holgate was awarded the DFC because he took over duties from the ill Navigator and by his assistance enabled his captain to fly the aircraft safely back to base. He completed a large number of sorties and became an excellent Ground Instructor in 1944." Portrait photo attributed to Sovereign Hill Museum Association. See ehive link. Group photo courtesy Australian War Memorial. AWM SUK12146 Description London, England. 1944-05-09. Group portrait of recipients of awards from King George VI in an investiture at Buckingham Palace. Left to right: Lieutenant B. J. Harvey DSC of Sydney, NSW; Squadron Leader M. S. Holgate DFC of Ballarat, Vic; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) W. E. Roberts DFC of Sydney, NSW; Flt Lt A. C. Walters DFC of Lutwyche, Qld and Flying Officer C. Campbell DFC of Brisbane, Qld.
Merrick Holgate was educated at Ballarat Grammar and also in Canada and England. "Flying Officer Holgate was awarded the DFC because he took over duties from the ill Navigator and by his assistance enabled his captain to fly the aircraft safely back to base. He completed a large number of sorties and became an excellent Ground Instructor in 1944." Portrait photo attributed to Sovereign Hill Museum Association. See ehive link. Group photo courtesy Australian War Memorial. AWM SUK12146 Description London, England. 1944-05-09. Group portrait of recipients of awards from King George VI in an investiture at Buckingham Palace. Left to right: Lieutenant B. J. Harvey DSC of Sydney, NSW; Squadron Leader M. S. Holgate DFC of Ballarat, Vic; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) W. E. Roberts DFC of Sydney, NSW; Flt Lt A. C. Walters DFC of Lutwyche, Qld and Flying Officer C. Campbell DFC of Brisbane, Qld.
