P04909.005 Accession Number: P04909.005

Description

Informal outdoor portrait of 643 Private (Pte) Leslie Cormick, 4th Infantry Battalion of Ashfield, NSW. On the left is a woman identified as Ada who might be Pte Leslie Cormick sister (Isabella Ada Cormick) and on the right is a woman identified as Muriel who might be Pte Leslie Cormick sister (Elizabeth M Cormick or Sarah M Cormick). They are having a picnic in Sydney Show Ground. Pte Cormick embarked on 2 October 1914 on HMAT Euripides. He was killed in action on 6 August 1915 at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, aged 30. Leslie Cormick was a childhood friend of Sister Imlay. This is a photograph from Sister Imlay's collection held in the Private Records Collection at PR87/107.

Details

Accession Number
P04909.005
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
1914
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor E J Imlay
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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