| Accession Number | P08624.341 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Photomechanical print |
| Maker |
Cumberland |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1920 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3035 Private (later Lance Corporal) Volo Vincent Adams Dingle, 13th Battalion ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3035 Private (later Lance Corporal) Volo Vincent Adams Dingle, 13th Battalion of Lidcombe, NSW. A foreman prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Ballarat (A70) on 6 September 1915. On 12 August 1916, aged 22, he was in action in a gun pit on the front line at Mouquet Farm, France and was killed by an enemy shell. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France. His brother 3034 Corporal Clio Claris Vale Dingle (P08624.340) was killed at Mouquet Farm, France on 30 August 1916.