| Accession Number | DA13591 |
|---|---|
| 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 24 January 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 4532 Private (Pte) Arthur Leslie Lodge, 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion, of Tunbridge, Tas. Pte Lodge enlisted on 8 November 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Warilda in Melbourne on 8 February 1916. On 22 April 1917 he was appointed as a gunner and on 28 April 1917 he transferred to the 4th Heavy and Medium Light Trench Mortar Battery. He was killed in action in France, on 3 May 1917, having previously been reported as missing in action. His death is commemorated at the Villers Bretonneux Memorial in France.