| Accession Number | P07725.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Harrison Studio |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Perth |
| Date made | c 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of WX25792 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald Irwin Linthorne, 1st Royal Australian Engineers ...
Description
Studio portrait of WX25792 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald Irwin Linthorne, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion, of Claremont, WA. Sgt Linthorne was a carpenter prior to enlistment in July 1942. On 21 May 1945 Sgt Linthorne and 25 other engineers were killed by an explosion during a training exercise at Kapooka, NSW. Sgt Linthorne was 25 years of age.