| Accession Number | DA13776 |
|---|---|
| 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 27 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 3991 Private (Pte) Charles Henry Gibbs, 9th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Tongala, Vic. Pte Gibbs, aged eighteen years, enlisted on 20 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Warilda in Melbourne on 8 February 1916. He was wounded at Pozieres, France and died on 29 July 1916.