Description
Studio portrait of Captain (Capt) William Hart Room, 12th Battalion. A warehouseman from Launceston, Tas prior to enlistment, Capt Room embarked with the rank of Second Lieutenant and as the Machine Gun Officer from Hobart on HMAT Geelong on 20 October 1914. Whilst serving at Gallipoli, he was promoted to Lieutenant and wounded in action. Subsequently taken ill, he was evacuated to England and promoted to Captain and served as the Adjutant, 8th Training Battalion. He returned to Australia and was medically discharged on 4 August 1917.
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Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Credit Line
Donor Captain L.M. Newton
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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