| Accession Number | H05544 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 19993 Gunner Albert Arthur Le Roux, 8th Field Artillery Brigade from Lang ...
Description
Studio portrait of 19993 Gunner Albert Arthur Le Roux, 8th Field Artillery Brigade from Lang Lang, Victoria. An 18 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 4 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 31st Battery from Melbourne on 20 May 1916 aboard HMAT Medic. While serving on the Western Front, he died on 27 September 1917 of wounds received at the Battle of Passchendaele (in Belgium) and is buried at Lijssenthoeck Military Cemetery, Belgium. His older brother 5856 Lance Corporal Prosper Reginald Victor Le Roux, 24th Battalion enlisted four days after Albert and also lost his life at the Battle of Passchendaele on 4 October 1917. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium with others who have no known grave. [See image H05543]