| Accession Number | P04650.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of 633 Trooper (Tpr) Martin Dominick O’Donoghue, 1st Reinforcements, 8th Light ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of 633 Trooper (Tpr) Martin Dominick O’Donoghue, 1st Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse Regiment, of Kamarooka, Vic, holding a rifle and standing beside a tent in camp, possibly Broadmeadows. Tpr O’Donoghue enlisted on 9 September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Runic on 25 February 1915. He participated in the famous charge on 8 August at Lone Pine in which all of his friends died. Tpr O’Donoghue was wounded at Gallipoli and died of Septicaemia at 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, on 26 December 1915, aged 20 years.