| Accession Number | H06533 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 30183 Driver Clive Townsend Thompson, 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade ...
Description
Studio portrait of 30183 Driver Clive Townsend Thompson, 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade (FAB) from Drummoyne, NSW. A 19 year old student prior to enlisting on 5 September 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 22nd Reinforcements of the 1st FAB from Sydney on 9 November 1916 aboard HMAT Benalla. After a period of training in England, he joined the 38th Battery of the 10th FAB in Belgium where he was killed in action at Passchendaele on 8 October 1917. He is buried in the Ypres Town Cemetery Extension, Ypres, Belgium.