| Accession Number | P09291.351 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c July 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 3708 Private (Pte) Frederick Hanson Sorensen, 50th Battalion. A farmer from ...
Description
Informal portrait of 3708 Private (Pte) Frederick Hanson Sorensen, 50th Battalion. A farmer from Port Augusta, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 4 August 1917 aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) for Glasgow, Scotland. After three months with the 13th Training Battalion in Codford, England, he proceeded to France to join his battalion on the Western Front near Hazebrouck on 26 January 1918. Pte Sorensen was wounded in action near Dernancourt, France, and died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 24 years,