| Accession Number | P08125.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1044 Private (Pte) William Ernest Trenorden, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1044 Private (Pte) William Ernest Trenorden, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of Summertown, SA. A gardener prior to enlisting in January 1915, Pte Trenorden embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Borda (A30) on 23 June 1915. He arrived in Heliopolis, Egypt in September 1915 but contracted typhoid and was returned to England in November. In September 1916 he was transferred to the 16th Battalion and joined them in France the next month. Pte Trenorden was killed in action at Bullecourt, France, on 11 April 1917. He was 25 years of age.