| Accession Number | DA10177 |
|---|---|
| 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 September 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 4002 Private (Pte) Leslie George Ellis, 9th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion, of Mount Duneed via Geelong, Vic. Pte Ellis enlisted on 16 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Warilda on 8 February 1916. He later served as a sergeant and was killed in action on 18 August 1918 and is buried at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France.