| Accession Number | DA15375 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | 15 May 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 440 (previously 1056) Private (Pte) Arthur Aplin Coles, 1st Reinforcements, No 1 Squadron, Wagon Section, Australian Half Flight Corps (India), originally of Hampstead, London, England. Pte Coles originally enlisted on 7 December 1914 in Alexandria, Egypt. He was a civilian working as a butcher on the transport ship SS Omrah when he was asked by Major William Cavendish Harvey (VD), 9th Battalion, to join the AIF. Pte Cole was a member of the 9th Battalion when he returned to Australia on 19 January 1916. He re-enlisted on 10 May 1916 and embarked aboard RMS Morea, with the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), in Melbourne on 30 May 1916. He returned to Australia as a corporal on 1 May 1918. See also DA15373.