| Accession Number | P11182.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1899-1902 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 159 Trooper William (Bill) Tough. Studio portrait of 159 Trooper William ...
Description
Studio portrait of 159 Trooper William (Bill) Tough. Studio portrait of 159 Trooper William (Bill) Tough. Born 23 June 1874 at Mount Harris, NSW, 159 Trooper Tough served with the New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen in the Boer War in 1899. He married Ada Beatrice Goldthorpe in 1902 with whom he had six children. A railway guard prior to his enlistment on 17 September 1914, he embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Berrima on 19 December 1914 aged 40. He was promoted to Warrant Officer (WO) in 1916 and returned to Australia on 11 May 1919. On 1 July 1919 he deserted his wife and children and returned to France, becoming the proprietor of the Café de Sydney in Boulogne-Sur-Mer until his death in 1938. The cafe was subsequently destroyed by bombing in the Second World War. His sons, NX27356 Private (Pte) Clarence Ernest Tough and NX67518 Pte William Albert Tough both served in the Second World War, and both survived captivity as Prisoners of War of the Japanese. See also H01446, P09092.002 and P09356.001.