| Accession Number | DA13595 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | 25 January 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 4470 Private (Pte) Richard Thomas Carroll, 14th Reinforcements, 12th Battalion, of Irishtown, Tas. Pte Carroll enlisted on 9 October 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Warilda on 8 February 1916. On 4 September 1916 he was killed in action at Mouquet Farm in the Pozieres area of France, while serving with the 52nd Battalion. His brother, 4469 Thomas Richard Carroll, 12th and later the 52nd Battalion, was also killed in action at Mouquet Farm on 4 September 1916.