| Accession Number | DA08792 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | 13 May 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 705 Private (Pte) George Edward Drew, 23rd Battalion, of Prahran, Vic. Pte Drew enlisted on 1 March 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915. He later served as a corporal, and died of wounds on 23 November 1915 received at Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.