Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Harold Arthur Fleming, 5th Battalion, in bed at 3rd London General ...

Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Harold Arthur Fleming, 5th Battalion, in bed at 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth. Fleming enlisted on 17 August 1914 and embarked with the service number 589 and the rank of Private. He returned to Australia on 16 November 1918. From the collection of Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. He also photographed many Australian graves in English cemeteries. His photograph collection relating to this period in London was bequeathed to the Memorial in 1922 after his death. During his time in London he was a member of the British Volunteer Regiment, serving with the Willesden Battalion, Middlesex Volunteer Regiment.