Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Penistan James Patterson, 12th Battalion. A professional ...

Accession Number H15819
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1914 - 1915
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Penistan James Patterson, 12th Battalion. A professional soldier from Ballarat, Vic, Lt Patterson embarked with C Company from Hobart on HMAT Geelong on 20 October 1914. On 25 April 1915 he took part in the landing at Gallipoli and was mentioned in despatches. Later that day he was killed in action and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey.