| Accession Number | P09387.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file JPEG |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Liverpool |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2356 Private (Pte) Thomas Henry Kitchen, 3rd Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2356 Private (Pte) Thomas Henry Kitchen, 3rd Battalion, of Sydney, NSW. A labourer prior to enlisting in May 1915, Pte Kitchen embarked from Sydney with the 7th Reinforcements on board HMAT Orsova (A67) on 14 July 1915. Following further training in Egypt he served at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli until the evacuation in December and arrived in France for service on the Western Front in March 1916. Pte Kitchen was wounded in action in July 1916 and after recovery in England returned to the Front in September. He served with the 53rd Battalion from October to December when he returned to the 3rd Battalion. Pte Kitchen was killed in action in France on 2 March 1917, aged 25.