| Accession Number | DA12926 |
|---|---|
| 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 13 December 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 probably of 4161 Private (Pte) Gordon Herbert Cleaver, 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Traralgon, Vic. A shop assistant prior to enlisting on 12 July 1915, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Pte Cleaver was killed in action on 21 August 1916, at Mouquet Farm, France, whilst serving with the 1st Pioneer Battalion. He was 21 years of age. Three of his uncles served with the AIF. They were: 5882 Pte Ernest Edward Morley, 21st Battalion, who died of wounds on 14 May 1917 in France; 4476 Pte George Thomas Morley, 26th Battalion, who was killed in action on 5 August 1915 at Pozieres, France; and 1501 Trooper Robert Herbert Morley, 4th Light Horse Regiment, who was killed in action on 31 October 1917 in Palestine.