| Accession Number | DA10221 |
|---|---|
| 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 2389 Private (Pte) Herbert John Strong, 5th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of East St Kilda, Vic (originally of Charlton Pewsey, Wiltshire, England). Pte Strong enlisted on 13 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He was killed in action on 9 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium.