| Accession Number | DA10653 |
|---|---|
| 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 3251 Private (Pte) Roy Montgomery Robertson, 10th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion, of Bena, Vic. Pte Robertson enlisted on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) by General Birdwood in October 1917 (gazetted on 28 January 1918), ...'for gallantry in rescuing unaided, a wounded comrade under heavy fire'. Pte Robertson was killed in action on 3 April 1918 near Albert, France, while serving with the 46th Battalion. His brother, 354 Sergeant Allan Couper Robertson, 8th Battalion, was also killed in action, on 14 April 1918 at Nieppe Wood, France.