| Accession Number | DA08444 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | 26 April 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait probably of 1550 Private (Pte) Patrick Joseph Molloy, 24th Battalion, of Gunbower, Vic (originally of Coolgreany, Wexford, Ireland). Pte Molloy enlisted on 3 April 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 915. On 8 June 1918 he was killed in action on 8 June 1918 near Amiens in the Somme area of France. On 12 June 1918 he was awarded a posthumous Military Medal (MM).