Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA11390

Description

Studio portrait of 178 Private (Pte) Walter Thomas Brennan, A Company, 29th Battalion, of Brim, Vic, aged 25 years. Pte Brennan enlisted on 15 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ascanius on 10 November 1915. He was wounded on two occasion. On the first occasions he received a gun shot wound to the face on 20 July 1916 and was admitted to the 25th General Hospital. The second occasions was on 17 May 1917 when he received a gun shot wound to the right arm. Pte Brennan was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 23 September 1918. On 23 December 1918 he was transferred to the 31st Battalion and promoted to lieutenant. He returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HMAT Orontes.

Details

Accession Number
DA11390
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c October 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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