P04025.009 Accession Number: P04025.009

Description

Studio portrait of three soldiers. Identified are: 4778 Driver (Dvr) Victor Duller, 13th Reinforcements, 32nd Battalion, of Glenelg, SA, aged 22 years; unidentified, possibly Davy; and 4758 Pte Leslie Birrell, 13th Reinforcements, 32nd Battalion, of Adelaide, SA, aged 18 years. Dvr Duller enlisted on 26 February 1917 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Borda on 23 June 1917. He returned to Australia on 11 July 1919 with the 43rd Battalion. Pte Davy enlisted on 25 May 1916 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Ascanius on 28 August 1916. He returned to Australia on 20 May 1919. Prior to his enlistment on 5 March 1917 in the AIF, Pte Birrell served with the 76th Infantry, Citizens Military Forces. He embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Borda on 23 June 1917 and returned to Australia on 13 December 1918.

Details

Accession Number
P04025.009
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c May 1916
Place Made
South Australia
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor W H Connell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Accession P04025.009

Part of collection:

More like this

Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives

Photograph DA12084 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of five soldiers. One is identified probably as: 1860 Private (Pte) William Allan Harper, 13th Reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of Streaky Bay, SA, aged 21 years. Pte Harper e

P05222.001

Photograph P05222.001 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 3130 Private (Pte) John Robinson Turner, 7th Reinforcements, 43rd Battalion, of Payneham, SA. A warehouse assistant prior to enlisting on 20 February 1917, Pte Turner embarked from

P04025.005

Photograph P04025.005 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of three soldiers. Identified as probably: 2927 Sergeant (Sgt) Melvin John Saint, 21st Reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, of Crystal Brook, SA, aged 26 years; 6948 Private (Pte)

Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives

Photograph DA12016 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait probably of 1356 Private (Pte) James Allan Brown, 1st Reinforcements, 29th Battalion, of Ormond, Vic, aged 23 years. Pte Brown enlissted on 23 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne abo

P06532.002

Photograph P06532.002 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 4857 Private (Pte) Frederick Sydney Spargo, 32nd Battalion (later 43rd Battalion), of Norton Summit, SA. A gardener prior to enlisting on 19 January 1917, he embarked from Adelaide

P09291.517

Photograph P09291.517 First World War, 1914-1918

Studio portrait of 4747 Private (Pte) Horace Robert Appelbee, 32nd Battalion. A stone polisher from North Adelaide, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from

See more similar items →

Last modified: 2 July 2025 - 2.49 am

Back to search