Accession Number | P11308.001 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of 2302 Private (Pte) George Fleming, 36th Battalion. Pte Fleming fought with his ...
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.