Studio portrait of 5404 Private Thomas James Lawler, 1st Battalion, of Taralga, NSW. A labourer ...

Accession Number P05899.008
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Photomechanical print
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1916
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 5404 Private Thomas James Lawler, 1st Battalion, of Taralga, NSW. A labourer at time of enlistment, he embarked with the 17th Reinforcements on HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 14 April 1916. He later transferred to the 53rd Battalion. He died, of wounds received in action, at the 1st Casualty Clearing Station, France, on 23 July 1916.