| Accession Number | P00117.039 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | c October 1917 - April 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Image from the collection of 1606 Warrant Officer Class 1 Owen Kenneth Stewart, 3rd and 11th Field Artillery Brigades.
Description
Studio portrait of 3427A Sergeant (Sgt) Leslie Melville "Pat" Paternoster, 11th Field Artillery Brigade (late 10th Battalion) (left) and an unidentified soldier. Pte Paternoster, a clerk from Salisbury, SA prior to enlistment, embarked from Adelaide with the 11th Reinforcements on HMAT Benalla on 27 October 1915. After transferring to the 50th Battalion, he was then transferred to the 11th Field Artillery Brigade where he attained the rank of Sergeant. On 24 April 1917 he was wounded in action for the second time and, on the following day he succumbed to these wounds, aged 23, and was buried in the Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France.