Angeli Sowani
David Valentine Paul, Australia, 2022
Acrylic on gesso board
20 x 20 cm
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in
1920 – 1973. Flight Lieutenant. WW2. David Paul grew up in Sydney. His great grandmother Lucy Fraser was an Aboriginal woman. Paul did not reveal his ancestry and went on...
1920 – 1973. Flight Lieutenant. WW2.
David Paul grew up in Sydney. His great grandmother Lucy Fraser was an Aboriginal woman. Paul did not reveal his ancestry and went on to become a RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) pilot. Logged 800 flying hours. He fought over North Africa and flew patrols over the Aegean Sea.
Honoured with the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) – a first for a man of Aboriginal descent
David Paul grew up in Sydney. His great grandmother Lucy Fraser was an Aboriginal woman. Paul did not reveal his ancestry and went on to become a RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) pilot. Logged 800 flying hours. He fought over North Africa and flew patrols over the Aegean Sea.
Honoured with the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) – a first for a man of Aboriginal descent