| Accession Number | DA09780 |
|---|---|
| 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 August 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 2483 Private (Pte) Reginald Ernest Mason, 7th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion, of Leith, Tas. Pte Mason enlisted on 9 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Persia in Melbourne on 10 August 1915. He was serving with the 52nd Battalion when he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, in the Pozieres area, on 4 September 1916. His death is commemorated at the Villers Bretonneux Memorial in France.