| Accession Number | DA10203 |
|---|---|
| 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 1910 Acting Sergeant (A/Sgt) George Harriott, 3rd Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, of Wickliffe, Vic. A/Sgt Harriott enlisted on 21 June 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Anchises on 26 August 1915. On 8 December 1915 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant; on 1 May 1916 he was promoted to lieutenant and on 4 April 1917 he was promoted to Captain (Capt). Capt Harriott was killed in action on 4 October 1917 at Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium.