Portrait of 2663 Private (Pte) Charles Leslie Gillett of the 17th Battalion, whilst a prisoner of ...

Place Europe: Germany
Accession Number P00429.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Unknown
Place made Germany
Date made 1917-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of 2663 Private (Pte) Charles Leslie Gillett of the 17th Battalion, whilst a prisoner of war. An engine driver prior to enlistment, Pte Gillett received a shrapnel wound to his right leg resulting in his capture at Riencourt on 15 April 1917. He was held as a prisoner of war at Gefangenlager Hameln.