| Accession Number | DA11326 |
|---|---|
| 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 October 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 3340 Private (Pte) Alec Howitt, 11th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Deniliquin, Vic. Pte Howitt enlisted on 28 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He died of meningitis on 21 November 1915 in Egypt.