| Accession Number | DA09252 |
|---|---|
| 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 2562 Pte William Bernard Beirne, 8th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Wandong, Vic. 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.