| Accession Number | P05301.108 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 1971 Private Roy Leslie Smith, 59th Battalion, of Canterbury, NSW, son of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 1971 Private Roy Leslie Smith, 59th Battalion, of Canterbury, NSW, son of Isaac and Fanny Smith. A dairyhand prior to enlisting at Casula, NSW on 31 January 1916, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Lincoln (A17) on 4 May 1916. He was killed in action on 14 December 1916 in France, aged 19. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.