| Accession Number | P04954.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A simple wooden cross marks the graves of 2857 Private (Pte) Leslie Victor Brooks, 3rd Battalion ...
Description
A simple wooden cross marks the graves of 2857 Private (Pte) Leslie Victor Brooks, 3rd Battalion AIF and 13892 Pte F C Davies, Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding Regiment) 10th Battalion, at Lijssenthoek Cemetery, Belgium. Pte Brooks, a clerk of Petersham, NSW, enlisted on 13 August 1915 and sailed with the 6th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Euripdes on 2 November 1915. He died of wounds on 21 September 1917, aged 23.