| Accession Number | P06951.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of WX9631 Private (Pte) Ronald Thomas Burgess of Wonthella, WA. Pte Burgess ...
Description
Studio portrait of WX9631 Private (Pte) Ronald Thomas Burgess of Wonthella, WA. Pte Burgess enlisted with Western Australia’s 2/28th Infantry Battalion on 4 December 1940. In early January 1941 the battalion moved to Fremantle, where it joined a troopship convoy to the Middle East. It participated in the Siege of Tobruk, from 11 April until 7 December 1941, after which the battalion moved to Palestine, Syria and then Lebanon for rest, training and garrison duties. Pte Burgess died of injuries on 5 July 1942, aged 22.