P08624.213 Accession Number: P08624.213

Description

Studio portrait of 2988B Private Charles Victor Thomas, 55th (later 17th) Battalion of Granville, NSW. A driller prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 25 October 1916. He was killed in action on 15 April 1917 during a major offensive near Langnicourt, France, aged 22. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Details

Accession Number
P08624.213
Maker
Cumberland
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Photomechanical print
Date Made
1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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