Studio portrait of 1839 Private (Pte) Leslie Duncan Harris, 39th Battalion. Pte Harris was ...

Accession Number P10789.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Unknown
Date made 1916-1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 1839 Private (Pte) Leslie Duncan Harris, 39th Battalion. Pte Harris was described by his mother as "learning to be a station manager" at the time of his enlistment, aged 18. He was killed in action at Messines Ridge, Belgium, on 7 June 1917.