Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA08533A

Description

Studio portrait of a group of five signallers. Identified left to right are: 31 Private (later Lieutenant) Joseph McElligott, 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment; unidentified; 15 Pte James Daniel Byrne, 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment; 2217 Private (Pte) Charles Samuel Kyle, 15th Battalion. Pte McElligott, of Millaa Millaa, Qld, enlisted on 29 December 1914 and embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Borda on 16 June 1915. He was commissioned and served as a Lieutenant before returning to Australia on 5 August 1919. Pte Byrne, of Gympie, Qld, enlisted on 8 January 1915 and embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Borda on 16 June 1915. He served as a Corporal with the 1st Machine Gun Battalion before returning to Australia on 21 March 1919. Pte Kyle, of Rockhampton, Qld, enlisted on 4 February 1915 and embarked at Brisbane aboard HMAT Karoola on 12 June 1915. He returned to Australia on 28 March 1919. In this photograph Pte McElligott set off the signal lamp and another photograph (DA08533) was taken.

Details

Accession Number
DA08533A
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
19 May 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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