| Accession Number | P09291.362 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c June 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1975 Pte Thomas Malcolm Retallack, 50th Battalion. A farmer from Loxton, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1975 Pte Thomas Malcolm Retallack, 50th Battalion. A farmer from Loxton, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 3rd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT Seang Bee (A48) for Plymouth, England. Following training in England he proceeded to the Western Front, France, and joined his battalion near Longueval in late January 1917. Pte Retallack was wounded in action near Messines, Belgium, on 10 June 1917 and died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 27 years. His older brother, 3077 Trooper (Tpr) Walter George Retallack, enlisted in the 3rd Light Horse Regiment and served in Egypt from March 1917 until the end of the war.