Accession Number | P05301.264 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 2834 Spr Sydney Charles Tomkins, 7th Field Company Australian Engineers, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2834 Spr Sydney Charles Tomkins, 7th Field Company Australian Engineers, of Canterbury, NSW, son of George and Florence E. Tomkins. A builder prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Suffolk (A23) on 22 December 1915. He was killed in action at Flers, France, on 14 November 1916, aged 26. He is buried in the Warlencourt British Cemetery, France.