| Accession Number | P12295.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Hopetoun Studio |
| Place made | Ceylon: Colombo |
| Date made | 24 March 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 4189 Private (Pte) Louis Thomas Parsons, 27th Battalion, seated in a ...
Description
Informal portrait of 4189 Private (Pte) Louis Thomas Parsons, 27th Battalion, seated in a rickshaw. A police constable from Adelaide, SA prior to enlistment, Pte Parsons embarked with the 10th Reinforcements from Adelaide on RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916. Following his promotion to Lance Corporal he was listed as missing in action. A subsequent court of enquiry determined that he had been killed in action on 5 November 1916. Having no known grave, he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux memorial, France. A sign at the base of the wheel reads "Hopetoun Studio".