| Accession Number | P05358.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of the Non Commissioned Officers of C Squadron, Kings 1st Life Guards. Identified, ...
Description
Group portrait of the Non Commissioned Officers of C Squadron, Kings 1st Life Guards. Identified, seated front left is 2880 Corporal (Cpl) William Thomas Leggett. An electrician of Goulburn NSW, he left Australia for London on 20 May 1911 and enlisted in the Kings Life Guards on 4 January 1912. He undertook his initial training at Regents Park where he trained in musketry, fencing, horsemanship and hand to hand combat. In June 1913, after completion of studies, he was appointed instructor at the Aldershot Military School. At the outbreak of the First World War, the Kings 1st Life Guards were deployed to France and then proceded to Belgium. Cpl Leggett was killed in action, aged 23, near the villiage of Poelcappelle on 14 October 1914. He is buried at Harlebeke New British Cemetery and is believed to be one of the first Australian soldiers to be killed in the First World War.