| Accession Number | P07044.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait, probably taken before enlistment in the AIF, of 508 Gunner (Gnr) Harold ...
Description
Studio portrait, probably taken before enlistment in the AIF, of 508 Gunner (Gnr) Harold Hocquard, Siege Artillery Brigade, of Stockton, NSW. Gnr Hocquard, a warehouseman, served in the 3rd Australian Field Artillery, a militia unit, at Fort Scratchley, near Newcastle, before enlisting in the AIF on 1 July 1915. He embarked from Sydney with the 2nd Reinforcements on HMAT Warilda on 8 November 1915. On 17 April 1916 he joined the 55th Battery, part of the 36th Heavy Artillery Group. He died of wounds at the 48th Field Ambulance in France on 27 April 1917. He was 22 years old.