Description
Studio portrait of 1175 Private (Pte) Patrick Joseph Rochford, 15th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Echuca, Vic. A labourer prior to enlisting on 10 September 1914, Pte Rochford embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Themistocles on 22 December 1914. On 25 April 1915 he received gun shot wounds to both shoulders at Gallipoli Peninsula and later returned to Australia to recuperate. He re-embarked from Melbourne on 7 March 1916 to rejoin his unit. In September 1917 he was transferred to Cambridge, England, to participate in officer cadet training and was later promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the 1st Anzac Cyclist Battalion. He returned to Australia on 8 May 1919 as a member of the 56th Battalion.
Details
Accession Number
P04269.001
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Measurement
Overall: 24.8 cm x 12.4 cm
Image: 14.2 cm x 8 cm
Date Made
c September 1914
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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