| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Mericourt |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P07025.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 7993 Private (Pte) Philip Louis Le Boydre [Phillip LeBoydre], 16th Battalion. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 7993 Private (Pte) Philip Louis Le Boydre [Phillip LeBoydre], 16th Battalion. Originally from Jersey, the Channel Islands, Pte Le Boydre immigrated to Australia as a seven year old with his family. In August 1917 he enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA, before embarking for overseas service from Fremantle on SS Canberra on 23 November 1917. On 8 August 1918, while in action at Mericourt, Pte Le Boydre received a gun shot wound to the thigh; he died three days later at the 8th Stationary Hospital at Wimereux, France, aged 19. Pte Le Boydre is buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, near Boulogne, France.