| Accession Number | P05140.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 341 Trooper (Tpr) Norman McLeod Bethune, 8th Light Horse Regiment. Tpr ...
Description
Informal portrait of 341 Trooper (Tpr) Norman McLeod Bethune, 8th Light Horse Regiment. Tpr Bethune, an irrigation farmer from Sale, Victoria, enlisted in September 1914, serving at Gallipoli and in Palestine. He died of wounds at Gaza on 19 April 1917, aged 31.
This image was copied from an album belonging to 583 Second Air Mechanic (later Lieutenant) Alan Hamilton McLeod Paterson, Australian Flying Corps, and was originally captioned “Brother Norm who was killed in the 8th Light Horse in Egyt [sic] 1917”. “Brother Norm” is 341 Trooper (Tpr) Norman McLeod Bethune, a cousin of Alan Paterson. A farmer from Swan Hill, Victoria, prior to enlistment, Tpr Bethune embarked from Melbourne with C Squadron, 8th Light Horse aboard HMAT Star of Victoria (A16) on 25 February 1915. He served at Gallipoli, where his brother 234A Tpr Alexander Douglas Bethune, also of the 8th Light Horse, was killed in action on 7 August 1915.