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Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Wynnum Groom McDonald Hennessey. 2ndLt Hennessey who gave his occupation as “gentleman”, embarked with the rank of Acting Lieutenant with the12th Reinforcements, 6th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ceramic on 23 November 1915. On 10 February 1917, aged 21, he was killed in action near the Somme and was buried in the Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery, Bazentin, France. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had a permit to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative. See also DA12396A.
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Wynnum Groom McDonald Hennessey. 2ndLt Hennessey who gave his occupation as “gentleman”, embarked with the rank of Acting Lieutenant with the12th Reinforc
Studio portrait of 5730 Private (Pte) Charles George Mitchell, 8th Battalion. A labourer from Bruthen, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Mitchell embarked with the 18th Reinforcements from Melbourne o
Studio portrait of 5799 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Robert John Josiah (Snowy) Clowe. A skin classer from Newmarket, Victoria prior to enlistment, A/Cpl Clowe embarked with the rank of Acting Sergeant wit
Studio portrait of C G Mitchell, possibly 5730 Private (Pte) Charles George Mitchell. A 25 year old labourer from Bruthen, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Mitchell Had initially been rejected due t
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Kenneth Henry Brock. A mercantile broker from Brighton, Victoria prior to enlistment, 2ndLt Brock embarked with the rank of Acting Lieutenant with the 10th
Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant (2ndLt) Cyril McDonnell. A commercial traveller from Granville, NSW prior to enlistment, 2ndLt McDonnell embarked with the rank of Honorary Lieutenant with the 3rd
