Accession Number | P06551.001 |
---|---|
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3497 Private (Pte) Leslie George Walker, 8th Battalion, of Leongatha, Vic. A ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3497 Private (Pte) Leslie George Walker, 8th Battalion, of Leongatha, Vic. A groom prior to enlistment, Pte Walker embarked with the 11th Reinforcements from Melbourne, on HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. On 19 July 1916, having previously transferred to the 59th Battalion, he was killed in action in France, aged 23.