| Accession Number | DA09675 |
|---|---|
| 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 June 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 1991 Private (Pte) Reginald William Albert Plumb, 3rd Reinforcements, 17th Battalion, of Lawson, NSW, wearing the badge which denotes that he is a qualified signaller. Pte Plumb enlisted on 11 May 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Runic in Sydney on 9 August 1915. On 31 July 1915 he died of wounds at Contalmaison, in the Pozieres area in France, whilst a member of the 5th Australian Machine Gun Company. Note he is holding a signal flag.