| Accession Number | P09291.514 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c October 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 644 Private (Pte) Gordon Leslie White, 32nd Battalion. A gardener from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 644 Private (Pte) Gordon Leslie White, 32nd Battalion. A gardener from Hectorville, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with B Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) for Suez. He was hospitalised in Egypt and consequently he did not join his battalion on the Western front until 26 September 1916. Pte white was wounded in action near Etricourt, France, on 29 September 1918 and died of these wounds in No3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, on 14 October 1918. He was aged 21 years.