| Accession Number | DA10989 |
|---|---|
| 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 two brothers. Left to right: 2489 Private (Pte) Robert Perriman, 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Newport, Vic, aged 26; and 2431 Private (Pte) William George Lewis Perriman, 5th Reinforcements, 23rd Battalion, of Newport, Vic, aged 29. Robert enlisted on 5 July 1915 and William enlisted on 12 July 1915. They both embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. Robert returned to Australia on 25 August 1917 as a member of the 17th Field Ambulance. William died of wounds on 15 February 1917 in France. See also DA10983 and DA10988.