| Accession Number | P10783.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1914-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 626 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Leslie Reed Langtry, 4th Australian Light Horse ...
Description
Studio portrait of 626 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Leslie Reed Langtry, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment. A farmer from Benalla, Victoria prior to enlistment, L Cpl Langtry embarked with the 1st Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Barunga on 22 December 1914. After serving at Gallipoli he transferred to the 1st Anzac Mounted Regiment where he was promoted to Corporal. Later transferring to the 2nd Anzac Mounted Regiment, he was killed in action on 4 December 1917, aged 27, and was buried in the Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery Belgium. His younger brother 1868 Private Winston Merlin Langtry was killed in action in Belgium on 4 October 1917.