P00153.026 Accession Number: P00153.026

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Horses grazing during a break in reconnaisance near Beersheba, in a place known informally as Hickory Flat, by the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Star of Victoria (A16). In May 1916 Tomlins was promoted to Signalling Sergeant, then Lieutenant (Lt) in October 1917. Lt Tomlins returned to Australia in November 1918 on 1914 Leave (granted to servicemen and women who had enlisted in 1914 and were eligible for early return to Australia).

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Accession Number
P00153.026
Photographer
Fred Harold Tomlins
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
4 July 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor R Rae
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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