| Accession Number | DAVX057 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original whole-plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Point Cook |
| Date made | March 1916 - June 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Outdoor group portrait of officers of the Aviation School, Point Cook, Victoria. Identified from left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Victor Alhelstan Norvill; Lt Stronach, possibly Cadet Keith William Stronach (later killed in a flying accident in the United Kingdom on 7 July 1918); Lt James Brake (later Captain (Capt)); Capt Philip Willington Stell; Lt Roy Cumestree Trout (later killed in a flying accident in the United Kingdom on 27 July 1917); Capt Eric Harrison (later Major); Lt Raymond Francis Galloway (later Capt); Lt Derwent Pearce Flockart (later Capt); Lt Sydney Wentworth Addison (later awarded OBE); and Capt Henry Haig (Harry) Storrer (later killed on flying operations over France on 2 December 1917).