Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Thomas Mcleod Carmichael, 7th Battalion, of ...

Accession Number P05248.021
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Place made Australia: Victoria
Date made 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) Thomas Mcleod Carmichael, 7th Battalion, of Benalla, Victoria. A school teacher prior to enlisting, as 296 Sergeant Carmichael, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata (A20) on 19 October 1914. On 28 April 1915, he was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lt. He was wounded in action, at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey on 8 May 1915, and died of his wounds later the same day, at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, aged 22. An eye witness, Corporal Maddern stated that 'when he left 2nd Lt Carmichael, the latter was obviously dying and was very badly wounded. He had no doubt that Mr. Carmichael did die of his wounds'. His body was never recovered. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey.