P11717.002 Accession Number: P11717.002

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Studio portrait of Corporal (Cpl) Victor Pascoe Leinster, 51 Battalion, Citizens Military Forces (CMF). Cpl Leinster served for over three years in the 51 Battalion before enlisting as a Private (Pte) with the Second AIF on 20 July 1940 under the service number QX15180. He was promoted to Lance Bombardier (L Bdr) and served with the 2/10 Field Regiment in Malaya. L Bdr Leinster was taken prisoner of war (POW) by Japanese forces on 15 February 1942 and held in a POW camp in Borneo. He died of illness on 22 February 1945, aged 26 years. (See also P02468.062)

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Accession Number
P11717.002
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1939
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J T Leinster
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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