| Accession Number | P09291.197 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3567 Private (Pte) Norman Hocking, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Forest ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3567 Private (Pte) Norman Hocking, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Forest Range, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements aboard HMAT Ballarat on 12 August 1916 for Devonport, England. After training in England he joined his battalion on the Western Front, France, near Albert on 11 February 1917. Pte Hocking was killed in action near Messines, Belgium on 12 December 1917 and is buried in the Kandahar Farm Cemetery. He was aged 24 years.