Accession Number | DA11799 |
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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 This item is in the Public Domain |
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 2593 Private (Pte) John Alfred Casey, 6th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, of Yannathan, Vic. Pte Casey enlisted on 13 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ulysses on 27 October 1915. He was killed in action on 23 August 1918 at Proyart, France, whilst serving with the 7th Battalion.