Accession Number | H06749 |
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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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Studio portrait of 3848A Private (Pte) Leslie Leonard Hampton, 20th Battalion, of Surry Hills, ...
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.