| Accession Number | DA13412 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | 13 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 6872 Sapper (Spr) Hector Thomas McCraw, 10th Reinforcements, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, of Malvern, Vic. Spr McCraw enlisted on 8 December 1915 and attended a signaller's school at Broadmeadows training camp from 17 December to 28 December 1915. He embarked aboard HMAT Ulysses in Melbourne on 1 March 1916. On 7 September 1917 he transferred to the 1st Divisional Signal Company. On 8 July 1919 he was appointed as an honorary 2nd lieutenant whilst serving as a Young Mens' Christian Association (YMCA) representative for the return voyage to Australia on 12 July 1919. See also DA13412A.