| Accession Number | P05413.047 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3419 Private Harry Noel Lea, 53rd (later 17th) Battalion of Cheltenham, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3419 Private Harry Noel Lea, 53rd (later 17th) Battalion of Cheltenham, NSW. A bank clerk prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 January 1917. On 9 October 1917, he was wounded in action at the Battle of Zonnebeke, Belgium and died of his wounds at the 2nd/3rd East Lancashire Field Ambulance Station, Belgium on 14 October 1917, aged 21. He is buried in the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium.