P08624.214 Accession Number: P08624.214

Description

Studio portrait of 2765 Private (later Lance Corporal) William Francis Thomas, 30th Battalion of Granville, NSW. A farm labourer to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Nestor (A71) on 9 April 1916. He was killed in action on 22 May 1918 near Corbie, France, aged 21. He is buried in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France.

Details

Accession Number
P08624.214
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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