| Accession Number | P03679.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 698 Sergeant (Sgt) Sydney Clezy Stockham, C Company, 27th Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 698 Sergeant (Sgt) Sydney Clezy Stockham, C Company, 27th Battalion, of Fullarton, SA, aged 25. A clerk, Sgt Stockham enlisted on 12 February 1915 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 31 May 1915. He was later commissioned as a Lieutenant and was wounded in France and died on 18 August 1918. His brother, 4303 Private George William Stockham, 13th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, also of Fullerton, was killed in action on 10 May 1917 at Villers-Bretonneux, France.