Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives

Accession Number DAOD2288A
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Darge Photographic Company
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 5 July 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

DCM boys. Group portrait of servicemen at an awards ceremony on the steps of the Federal Parliament House. Newspapers reported that Governor General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson presented medals to 55 surviving servicemen. Six men were awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medals (DCM) and all or many are in the front row: 2763 F B Rattle (5th from left); 2588 M R Grinham (8th from left – see also DA10482); 2183 J Christie (9th from left); 1096 A W Cavanagh (far right - see also DAOD2287); 223 G J O’Neill and 1215 G H Pitts. Awarded a Military Medal and/or a Bar to the Military Medal were: 230 E Birch; 10027 J M Boardman; 12717 O W Carroll; 3716 H G Clark; 1643 T Crouch; 5191 D R Davies; 2787 A W Dench; 1036 W E Elliott; 13040 E J Ellis; 3736 J A Evans; 920 J T Flockhart; 2637 A L Foley; 3757 R Giessler; 1286 W M Glenister; 1959 D D Grey; 786 A F J Harrison; 618 O J Harwood; 34 L W Hill; 3275 R A Hind; 6341 G T Hopper; 3302 S B Hornsey; 19852 G J Irving; 191 D J Jacka; 3314 K D Lane; 4513 H R Lucas; 37 M A Mahony; 259 E E Mann; 161 L G Marr; 456 E H Matthews; 12209 W A McCleave; 3190 W P McDonnell; 107 C Morris; 4342 H Murray; 175 P O Nilsson; 520 L T O’Neill; 5094 V Peterson; 1334 H P Prest; 813 N A Rattray; 236 A Reilly; 1059 I G Rippon; 2384 H G Shearwood; 1285 W Sim; 705 G W Stirling; 14320 A J Wearne; 1121 C E Weatherson; 1199 S J Williams and 1536 A J Younger. Captain W P Trainor was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre and Lieutenant J Webster the French Croix de Guerre. Military Crosses were awarded to next of kin of eight soldiers who died during service: Lieutenant (Lt) W M Conroy; Captain (Capt) S M Hansen; Second Lieutenant (2nd Lt) C T Mummery; 2nd Lt C F Yeadon; Capt T C E Godfrey; Lt R J Pickett; Major C H Taylor and Lt J T Maguire.

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