Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Palestine |
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Accession Number | P00153.006 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
Date made | c 1916 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Members of the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment formed up on the beach with their horses. ...
Description
Members of the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment formed up on the beach with their horses. Identified second from left is 2649 Trooper William (Bill) West (later MM [1918] and 2nd Lieutenant [1919]). One of a series of images relating to the service of Lieutenant Fred Harold Tomlins, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Signaller Tomlins embarked on 20 October 1914 from Sydney, NSW, aboard HMAT Star of Victoria (A16). In May 1916 Tomlins was promoted to Signalling Sergeant, then Lieutenant (Lt) in October 1917. Lt Tomlins returned to Australia in November 1918 on 1914 Leave (granted to servicemen and women who had enlisted in 1914 and were eligible for early return to Australia).