Studio portrait of 2302 Private (Pte) George Fleming, 36th Battalion. Pte Fleming fought with his ...

Accession Number P11308.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin, Frame
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 2302 Private (Pte) George Fleming, 36th Battalion. Pte Fleming fought with his unit at the Battle of Messines, where he was struck in the head by a piece of shrapnel on 7 June 1917. He died at a nearby dressing station the following day and was buried in the Pont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery.

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