Studio portrait of 2255 Private Thomas Alfred Pemberton, 60th Battalion, of Fitzroy, Victoria. ...

Accession Number P06521.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Talma Studios [Melbourne]
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made March 1915 - June 1915
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 2255 Private Thomas Alfred Pemberton, 60th Battalion, of Fitzroy, Victoria. Prior to enlistment on 4 March, 1915, Private Pemberton worked as a wool storeman. He embarked on 17 June 1915 aboard the HMAT Wandilla (A62) from Melbourne, Victoria. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at the Battle of Fromelles. He has no known grave and is memorialised at V C Corner Australian Cemetery, France. He left behind a wife and six children