| Accession Number | DA11873 |
|---|---|
| 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 1536 Private (Pte) Charles Greenshields, 1st Reinforcements, 31st Battalion, of Traveston, Qld (originally of Holytown, Scotland). Pte Greenshields enlisted on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Bakara on 5 November 1915. He was killed in action on 8 August 1916 at the Somme, France. His mother filled out the Roll of Honour circular with pride: 'While a young lad of 18 he heard the clarion call of the Colonies for vigorous young manhood. He left Scotland for Australia when the call for men came in 1915 he was not deaf to either'.