| Accession Number | P09291.404 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c August 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3893 Private (Pte) Robert Tomlin, 32nd Battalion. A farm labourer from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3893 Private (Pte) Robert Tomlin, 32nd Battalion. A farm labourer from Camden, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 9th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 21 September 1916 aboard HMAT Commonwealth (A73) for Plymouth, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Dernancourt in early January 1917. Pte Tomlin was wounded in action near Messines, Belgium, on 19 November 1917 and died of these wounds later that day at the 8th Australian Field Ambulance. He was aged 20 years.