| Accession Number | P09291.471 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c July 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3650 Privates (Pte) Thomas Edwards, 32nd Battalion. A driver from Broken ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3650 Privates (Pte) Thomas Edwards, 32nd Battalion. A driver from Broken Hill, New South Wales, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, from Adelaide on 12 August 1916 aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) for Devonport, England. Following training in England he proceeded to France and joined his battalion on the Western Front near Longueville, France, on 6 March 1917. Pte O’Donnell was wounded in action near corbie, France, on 27 April 1918 and was evacuated to the 8th Australian Field Ambulance where he died of these wounds later that day. He was aged 23 years.