| Accession Number | DA11356 |
|---|---|
| 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 October 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 3171 Sergeant (Sgt) James Douglas Archer Collier, 10th Reinforcements, 15th Battalion, of Hobart, Tas, a blanket roll around his body. Sgt Collier enlisted on 27 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Lincoln on 16 October 1915. He was transferred to the 47th Battalion on 3 March 1916. Sgt Collier was captured on 12 October 1917 and listed as missing on 13 October 1917. He was a prisoner of war interned at the Reserve Lazarett 3 Barracks, in Lubeck, Germany. He was promoted to Lieutenant (Lt) on 15 August 1918 and repatriated at Denmark on 16 January 1919. Lt Collier arrived in England on 6 February 1919 and returned to Australia on 7 September 1919.