| Accession Number | P08847.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Burrows, Edgar |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Wollongong |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1620 Private (Pte) Thomas Kennedy Irwin (centre), and two of his sons, 6274 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1620 Private (Pte) Thomas Kennedy Irwin (centre), and two of his sons, 6274 Pte William McIntosh Irwin (left), and Pte Charles Duff Irwin (right). Pte Thomas Kennedy, embarked with Squadron 6, 2nd Remount Unit, from Sydney on HMAT Orsova on 10 November 1915. He returned to Australia in 1916 before his sons embarked for overseas service. Pte William Irwin, embarked with the 20th Reinforcements, 13th Battalion, from Sydney on HMAT Euripides on 9 September 1916. He returned to Australia in 1917. Pte Charles Irwin embarked with the 22nd Reinforcements, 13th Battalion, from Sydney on HMAT Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916. He died of wounds in Belgium on 16 October 1917, aged 20, and is buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. A third brother (not in the photograph), 3628 Pte Thomas Kennedy Irwin, enlisted in the 6th Light Horse in 1917 and returned to Australia with the 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance in 1919.