| Accession Number | DA10598 |
|---|---|
| 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 September 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 2003 Private (Pte) Ralph James Mortimer, 9th Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse Regiment, of Tanjil, Vic. Pte Mortimer enlisted on 8 December 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. He as transferred to the 4th Division, Heavy & Medium Trench Mortar Battery on 23 May 1916. Pte Mortimer was reported as missing in action on 3 May 1917 fighting at Bullecourt. He has no known grave and is memorialised at Villers-Bretonneux, France.