| Accession Number | DA09896 |
|---|---|
| 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 August 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 2718 Private (Pte) Lester Bates, 8th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of Korumburra, Vic (originally of Tenterden, Kent, England). Pte Bates enlisted on 8 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Makarini on 15 September 1915. On 26 December 1916 Pte Bates was allotted to the 59th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir with which unit he served until his return to Australia on 13 February 1917 suffering from Neurasthenia.