| Accession Number | P07680.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of two brothers from Temora, NSW. Standing, is 6565 Private (Pte) Joseph John ...
Description
Studio portrait of two brothers from Temora, NSW. Standing, is 6565 Private (Pte) Joseph John Sanderson, 3rd Battalion; sitting, 6566 Pte Ivor Elmore Sanderson, also 3rd Battalion. They embarked together on board HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916 and served together in France. Ivor was killed in action at Hermies, France, on 9 April 1917, aged 25. Joseph was killed in action at Chuignolles, France, on 23 August 1918, aged 33. A third Sanderson brother, 11541 Driver Arthur Sanderson, 5th Field Artillery Bridgade, was awarded the Military Medal in 1917. He returned to Australia in 1919. A cousin of the Sandersons, 6518 Pte Thomas Robert Harrison, 2nd Battalion, also of Temora embarked with the brothers on board HMAT Ceramic on 7 October 1916. He was killed in action at Hermies, like his cousin Ivor, on 9 April 1917, aged 22.