| Accession Number | DA09250 |
|---|---|
| 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 June 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 2433 Private (Pte) Harold Philip, 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Kensington, Vic (right), and probably 2562 Pte William Bernard Beirne, 8th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Wandong, Vic. Pte Philip enlisted on 14 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He was killed in action on 21 May 1917 at Bullecourt, France. His brother, Pte George Philip, was killed in action at Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. Pte Beirne enlisted on 31 May 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Anchises on 26 August 1915. He died of wounds he received at Pozieres, France, on 25 July 1916.