Informal portrait of NX10440 Sapper (Spr) Kevin Thomas, 1st Railway Construction Company, RAE, ...

Accession Number P11267.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Informal portrait of NX10440 Sapper (Spr) Kevin Thomas, 1st Railway Construction Company, RAE, resting during a climb in a mountainous area, probably in Syria. Originally from Kingston, ACT, Spr Thomas was injured whilst serving in Syria. On 9 November 1942 he died as a result of his injuries and was buried in the Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanon.