| Accession Number | DA08971A |
|---|---|
| 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 May 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 196 Corporal (Cpl) Oscar Anglesey Jones, 21st Battalion, of North Fitzroy, Vic. Cpl Jones enlisted on 11 March 1915. Later promoted to caption he was awarded the French bravery medal the Croix de Guerre with Palm and died of wounds received at Bullecourt in France on 3 May 1917 aged 24. Jones was a policeman before the war.