Studio portrait of 496 Sergeant (Sgt) Seymour William Pead, 28th Battalion. A butcher from Perth, ...

Accession Number H06728
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Studio portrait of 496 Sergeant (Sgt) Seymour William Pead, 28th Battalion. A butcher from Perth, WA prior to enlistment, Sgt Pead originally enlisted with the Light Horse but was granted an early discharge. Re-enlisting with 28th Battalion, he embarked with C Company from Fremantle on HMAT Ascanius on 29 June 1915. After being severely wounded at Gallipoli he was transferred to HS Guildford Castle where he died, aged 40, on 22 September 1915 and was buried at sea. He is commemorated on the Lone Pine memorial, Turkey. See also H18831.