| Accession Number | DA10243 |
|---|---|
| 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 2891 Private (Pte) Walter George Smith, 9th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of South Yarra, Vic. Pte Smith enlisted on 5 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 10 September 1915. On 24 February 1916 he was transferred to the 59th Battalion and on 2 May 1916 he was transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion. Pte Smith was killed in action on 30 September 1917 and is buried at St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.