| Accession Number | DA11499 |
|---|---|
| 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 976 Private (Pte) Leonard Tunbridge, C Company, 29th Battalion, of Tongala, Vic, aged 18 years. Pte Tunbridge enlisted on 19 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanius on 10 November 1915. He was later promoted to sergeant. He died of wounds on 29 August 1916 in France and is memorialised at Estaires.