Studio portrait of 3848A Private (Pte) Leslie Leonard Hampton, 20th Battalion, of Surry Hills, ...

Accession Number H06749
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Studio portrait of 3848A Private (Pte) Leslie Leonard Hampton, 20th Battalion, of Surry Hills, NSW. A iron worker prior to enlistment, Pte Hampton embarked with the 9th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Runic A54 on 20 January 1916. He was killed in action on 5 February 1917 age 24. He is buried at Peake Wood Cemetry, Fricourt, Picardie, France.