| Accession Number | DA11319 |
|---|---|
| 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 3497 Private (Pte) Cecil Collins (Charles) Smith, 11th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion. of Chelsea, Vic. Pte Smith enlisted on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He was killed in action on 8 August 1916 at Mouquet Farm, France. His brother, Pte Hugh H Smith, 5th Battalion, was killed on the Gallipoli Peninsula.