Portrait of NX52597 Private Thomas William Rutter an Aboriginal serviceman of Gulargambone who ...

Accession Number P00889.019
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1940
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of NX52597 Private Thomas William Rutter an Aboriginal serviceman of Gulargambone who served in the 2/33 Battalion. On 27 November 1942 Pte Rutter died of wounds sustained at Soputa, New Guinea, during the advance toward Buna and Sanananda.