He was posted to No. 2 Aircraft Depot at RAAF Station Richmond , New South Wales , in September 1940 .
He was shortly afterwards undertook a survey of the Solomon Islands and the island of New Britain , including its capital Rabaul .
He was posted to No. 2 Aircraft Depot at RAAF Station Richmond , New South Wales , in September 1940 , and shortly afterwards undertook a survey of the Solomon Islands and the island of New Britain , including its capital Rabaul .