Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA08247

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Studio portrait probably of 1071 Driver (Dvr) William Browney, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column (5 DAC). A labourer of Korumburra, Victoria, he enlisted in the 9th Light Horse Regiment on 7 January 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Kyarra on 20 August 1915 for Egypt. In April 1916 he transferred to the 5 DAC initially as a Gunner and was subsequently appointed Driver. His unit relocated to the Western Front, France, in June 1916. From mid September 1916 until May 1917 he was hospitalised on three occasions suffering from influenza and asthma. The third occasion required evacuation to England for treatment and recuperation before he rejoined his unit in France on 28 June 1917. Dvr Browney was killed in action on 28 July 1917 near Ypres, Belgium. He was aged 29 years. Dvr Browney was also known as William Beardmore, the surname of his foster mother.

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Accession Number
DA08247
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 21 May 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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