| Accession Number | P06456.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Bishop-Osborne, John |
| Place made | Australia: Tasmania, Hobart |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 4811 Private John Thomas Hall of Highthorpe, Tas. Pte Hall enlisted in the ...
Description
Studio portrait of 4811 Private John Thomas Hall of Highthorpe, Tas. Pte Hall enlisted in the 12th Battalion on 26 October 1915 and embarked with the 1st Reinforcements on board HMT Arcadian on 29 July 1916 bound first for Alexandria, Egypt, and then onto England and training in the 3rd Training Battalion. Pte Hall joined the 12th Battalion in France on 8 September 1916. He was wounded in action on 16 February 1917 and returned to his unit on 3 March 1917. Pte Hall was killed in action in Belgium on 6 October 1917; he was aged 37. He has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium.