| Accession Number | DA10986 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | c September 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 3078 Private (Pte) David Murray, 10th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Thornbury, Vic, aged 44. A stud groom prior to his enlistment on 16 July 1915, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He died of disease (pneumonia) on 18 November 1915 in a hospital, Cairo, Egypt.