| Accession Number | AWM2017.804.4.3 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Australian Graves Services |
| Place made | Greece: Aegean Islands, Lemnos |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection relating to 868 Private Arthur Leslie Healy, 21st Battalion
Description
Presentation folder with photograph of the grave of 868 Private Arthur Leslie 'Les' Healy, 21st Battalion. A painter from Preston, Victoria, Healy enlisted on 6 January 1915, aged 19 years. Following training, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses on 8 May 1915. Pte Healy was killed in action aboard HMT Southland, near Mudros on 2 September 1915, the direct result of an explosion. He was buried at East Mudros Cemetery, Lemnos.