| Accession Number | DA08976 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | c 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 478 Private (Pte) George Daniel Whitbourn, B Company, 23rd Battalion, of Collingwood, Vic. Pte Whitbourn enlisted on 20 February 1915 and was killed in action on 29 November 1915 at Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. He was a survivor of the sinking of the troopship Southland which was torpedoed on 2 September 1915.