| Accession Number | P08624.235 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3275 Private Leslie Carlisle Brown, 33rd Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A farmhand ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3275 Private Leslie Carlisle Brown, 33rd Battalion of Auburn, NSW. A farmhand prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Port Melbourne (A16) on 16 July 1917. He was killed in action at Hangard Wood, France near Villers-Bretonneux on 30 March 1918, aged 19. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.