[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of Henry Leslie Pender (an Australian soldier), is from the era of the First World War (1914-1918). The postcard is undated.]
Henry Leslie Pender
[Front of postcard]
[Photo of an Australian soldier.]
[Reverse of postcard]
[Notation in pencil: Pender]
Richards & Co Photo, Ballarat.
Source:
Original document
Editor’s notes:
Dimensions (approximate): 87 mm. (width), 138 mm. (height).
It is believed that the soldier in this postcard is Henry Leslie Pender, based upon two reasons:
1) Henry Leslie Pender was born in Sebastopol (south of Ballarat, Victoria); his enlistment form gave his father’s address as Sebastopol. This connects him with the Ballarat location of Richards & Co., the manufacturer of the postcard.
Note: There are several soldiers with the surname of Pender who have a connection to Ballarat (including Henry Leslie Pender):
David Glaud Pender
Born: Berringa (south-west of Ballarat), Victoria
Location of next of kin: Scarsdale (south-west of Ballarat), Victoria
See: “David Glaud Pender”, Discovering Anzacs
Henry Leslie Pender
Born: Sebastopol (south of Ballarat), Victoria
Location of next of kin: Sebastopol, Victoria
See: “Henry Leslie Pender”, Discovering Anzacs
John Thomas Pender
Born: Berringa (south-west of Ballarat), Victoria
Location of next of kin: Queenscliff, Victoria; then Geelong, Victoria
See: “John Thomas Pender”, Discovering Anzacs
Leonard George Pender
Born: Greendale (east of Ballarat), Victoria
Location of next of kin: Greendale, Victoria; then Mount Pleasant (south of Ballarat), Victoria
See: “Leonard George Pender”, Discovering Anzacs
The postcard was made on cardboard manufactured by Kodak Australia.
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