| Accession Number | P07041.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
USA Studios |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio Portrait of 1706 Private (Pte) Leslie George Wilkinson of Perth WA, originally from ...
Description
Studio Portrait of 1706 Private (Pte) Leslie George Wilkinson of Perth WA, originally from Newtown, NSW, enlisted in Perth on 20 February 1916. Pte Wilkinson was under 21 and required the permission of his parents to enlist; in a letter from his father held on his file at National Archives of Australia, his father in closing his letter to his son wrote [at the thought of his enlisting], 'Mum is about broke up.' With his father's letter giving his permission Pte Wilkinson enlisted in the AIF and joined the 1st Reinforcements to the 44th Battalion. He was killed in action at Messines on 10 June 1917, aged 21 years. Pte Wilkinson has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.