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Dan Davin and Winifred Gonley
A portrait of Dan Davin and his wife Winifred Gonley taken in London.
Davin wrote the short story 'The Hydra' based on the life of Alex MacLure, a communist who was killed in the Spanish Civil War. It was later published in the collection The Gorse Blooms Pale (1947). Davin later fought in Greece and Crete in the Second World War. He wrote a novel and a collection of short stories about his wartime experiences, as well as the official history of the Battle for Crete.
- Read more: Biography of Dan Davin on the DNZB
Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: PAColl-6304-40
Photographer: Pearl Freeman
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz/
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