| Accession Number | DA11093 |
|---|---|
| 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
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Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 3463 Lance Corporal (LCpl) Wallace Chapman, 11th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion, of Devonport, Tas, aged 19 years. LCpl Chapman enlisted on 4 August 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanius on 10 November 1915. He was promoted to corporal on 11 May 1916 in France and then to Sergeant (Sgt) on 1 June 1916 in Egypt. He was later transferred to the 52nd Battalion. Sgt Chapman was killed in action on 8 August 1916 at Mouquet Farm, France, whilst serving with the 13th Machine Gun Company.