| Accession Number | P08624.290 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2833 Private Leslie Power, 5th Field Ambulance (later 12th Australian Field ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2833 Private Leslie Power, 5th Field Ambulance (later 12th Australian Field Ambulance Australian Army Medical Corps) of Clyde, NSW. A locomotive cleaner prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ajana (A31) on 31 May 1915. He was killed in action on 9 August 1918 during the advance from Hamelet, France near Villers-Bretonneux, aged 24. He is buried in the Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.