| Accession Number | P05413.079 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 130 Corporal John Cecil Thomson, 18th Battalion of North Sydney, NSW. A bank ...
Description
Studio portrait of 130 Corporal John Cecil Thomson, 18th Battalion of North Sydney, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 25 June 1915. On 22 August 1915, he was killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey, aged 21. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey.