| Accession Number | DA08696 |
|---|---|
| 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 9 May 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait 583 Private (Pte) Ernest James Clark, 21st Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic (originally of Hanwell, Middlesex, England). Pte Clark enlisted on 16 March 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Ulysses on 8 May 1915. During 1916 was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant. On 24 August 1916 2nd Lt Clark died of wounds sustained during the last attack on Mouquet Farm in the Pozieres area of France.