| Accession Number | AWM2016.86.4 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio photograph of 2369 Corporal (Cpl) Charles Lesley Tasman Hey, 24th Battalion, of Devonport, ...
Description
Studio photograph of 2369 Corporal (Cpl) Charles Lesley Tasman Hey, 24th Battalion, of Devonport, Tasmania. Cpl Hey was killed in action on 8 October 1917 aged 24 and has no known grave. His brother, 7016 Private Ernest Victor Hey was also killed, four days previously, on 4 October 1917, aged 29. Both men are commemorated at the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. A third brother, 451 Private (Pte) George Herbert Hey, 12th Battalion, survived the war, having being wounded at the Gallipoli Landing, the Battle of Lone Pine and the Western Front. A fourth, 3264 Pte Clarence Devonport Hey, 40th Battalion, enlisted in 1916 aged 26 and returned to Australia in 1919.