| Accession Number | DA10401 |
|---|---|
| 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 probably of 3122 Private (Pte) John Septimus Prideaux, 10th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Camberwell, Vic. Pte Prideaux enlisted on 9 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He died of pneumonia at Bailleul, France, on 17 July 1916. His brother, Ordnance Lieutenant G Prideaux, served with HMAS Australia, 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron. His father was John Prideaux, late Chief Gunner of the Royal Navy and Victorian Naval Forces.