Photographs relating to 5798 Gunner Maurice Charles Thompson, 2nd Bde Australian Field Artillery

Accession Number P05991.090
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Thompson, Maurice Charles
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

89 x 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 nitrate negatives taken by 5798 Gunner (Gnr) Maurice Charles Thompson, 2nd Bde Australian Field Artillery, in the Middle East. Gnr Thompson died of wounds in France on 29 April 1918. A T.C. Williams "Welcome Nugget" tobacco tin with "FILMS" inscribed on front was found on Gnr Thompson's body, containing these 89 negatives taken with a Kodak West Pocket Autographic camera.

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