| Accession Number | P05391.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Palestine, Beersheba |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Original grave marker of 3295 (Tpr) Trooper Thomas Roydon Hogarth MM, 27th Reinforcements, 3rd ...
Description
Original grave marker of 3295 (Tpr) Trooper Thomas Roydon Hogarth MM, 27th Reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of Medindie, SA. A station manager prior to enlisting on 27 December 1916, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Port Sydney on 9 May 1917. Tpr Hogarth died of wounds on 1 November 1917, at Beersheba, aged 35 years. He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 4 February 1918. Tpr Hogarth's two brothers also served with the AIF. They were: 3556 Private Vance Bowman Hogarth, 10th Light Horse Regiment, who returned to Australia on 10 July 1919; and Lieutenant William Warren Bowman Hogarth, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 and was awarded the Military Cross on 3 June 1919. At the head of each grave a gum tree has been planted.