| Accession Number | DA09605 |
|---|---|
| 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 possibly of 4300 Private (Pte) Walter Allan Smith, 13th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic. Pte Smith enlisted on 7 May 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 december 1915. He died of wounds in Lagnicourt, France, on 21 April 1917.