| Accession Number | REL42616 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Silver, Velvet |
| Location | Main Bld: First World War Gallery: The Anzac Story: Gallipoli: Anzac 1915 |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Photo in circular silver frame : Private T A Whyte, 10 Battalion, AIF
Description
Circular silver frame with velvet backing, the front face of the frame has a decorative pattern running the entire circumference of frame. Displayed inside the frame is a black and white photo of Thomas Anderson Whyte smoking a pipe, dressed in blazer. A blue velvet bow, acting as a suspender, is sewn to the backing.
History / Summary
Framed photograph of Private Thomas Anderson Whyte 47 belonging to his fiancee Eileen Wallace Champion.
Thomas Whyte joined the Australian Imperial Force on August 19,1914 in Adelaide. He was posted to A Company of the 10th Battalion, which departed on October 20, 1914 on board HMAT Ascanius, bound for Egypt.
On April 24, 1915 Thomas Whyte wrote to Eileen Champion a heartfelt love letter encouraging her not to grieve long, to be sent to her if he was killed.
On April 25, 1915 the 10th Battalion was in the first wave for the attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula, A company disembarked from the destroyers HMS' Foxhound and Scourge. It then proceeded to take part in an attack on Shrapnel Hill. During the morning's fighting Thomas Whyte was wounded, he was evacuated to HMT Gascon, where he died later that day.