| Accession Number | P07292.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2386 Private (Pte) Thomas Pat John Brennan (Bren) Chinnery, 56th Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2386 Private (Pte) Thomas Pat John Brennan (Bren) Chinnery, 56th Battalion, of Bungendore, NSW. A butcher before enlisting at Goulburn with his cousin 2386 Pte Thomas Joseph Murphy in March 1916, Pte Chinnery left Australia for England with the 5th Reinforcements in September 1916, and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in December 1916. Pte Chinnery was killed by a German shell whilst in the support lines before Broodseinde Ridge on 18 October 1917, aged 22. He was buried nearby, but the small wooden cross marking his grave was lost in later shelling, and consequently has no known grave.