| Accession Number | P08624.205 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 5944 Private (later Corporal) Thomas Ambrose Rustin 18th Battalion of Bourke, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 5944 Private (later Corporal) Thomas Ambrose Rustin 18th Battalion of Bourke, NSW. A station hand prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic (A40) on 7 October 1916. He was killed in action at Anzac House near the Menin Road, Belgium on 20 September 1917, aged 38. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.