Accession Number | P05120.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 6122 Private (Pte) Seymour Jacka Thomas, 10th Battalion, of Moonta, SA. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 6122 Private (Pte) Seymour Jacka Thomas, 10th Battalion, of Moonta, SA. A carpenter prior to enlisting on 10 April 1916, he embarked from Adelaide, SA, aboard HMAT Ballarat on 12 August 1916. He was killed in action on 8 October 1917 in Belgium, aged 21, and is commemorated on The Ypres (Menin gate) Memorial in Belgium.