Studio portrait of William Thomas Bryan, of Perth, WA, with his parents and brothers. Standing ...

Accession Number P08510.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: Western Australia
Date made c 1901
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 William Thomas Bryan, of Perth, WA, with his parents and brothers. Standing left to right: William Thomas; Cyril (wearing a cadet uniform); and Lieutenant Thomas Joseph Bryan (father). Seated: Patrick; Annie; and Aidan. Thomas William and his father are wearing uniforms of the Western Australia Infantry. Thomas William went on to serve in the 88th Inantry Reserves, then as a Captain (Capt) in the 44th Battalion during the First World War. On 6 June 1916 he embarked with A Company from Fremantle on HMAT Suevic. On 8 June 1917 Capt Bryan was killed in action at Messines, Belgium, aged 36.