| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00805.003 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of PA439 Able Seaman (AB) Thomas William Todd who was killed, with another rating, as ...
Description
Portrait of PA439 Able Seaman (AB) Thomas William Todd who was killed, with another rating, as part of a RMS (Rendering Mines Safe) party from the Port Adelaide depot, when a mine exploded on the beach at Beachport, South Australia, on 14 July 1941. AB Todd was born on 18 April 1911 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve on 5 September 1939. He was attached to HMAS Torrens when he died. AB Todd is buried in the Port Adelaide and Suburban Cemetery, Cheltenham, Adelaide, South Australia.
The other rating was 20548 AB William Leonard Edward Danswan. [See image P00805.002.]