| Accession Number | DA11925 |
|---|---|
| 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 brothers: 320 Private (Pte) Charles Conrad Dank (left) and 183 Pte Henry Adam Dank (right), both of A Company, 31st Battalion, of Clifton, Qld. They enlisted together on 13 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wandilla on 9 November 1915. Pte C Dank was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at the Battle of Fromelles, France. Pte H A Dank returned to Australia on 9 December 1918.