Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA09182

Description

Studio portrait of three new recruits dressed in their training uniforms. One man is identified as either: 3385 Private (Pte) John McFadyen, 11th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Ballarat, VIC, who enlisted on 1 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He returned to Australia on 12 May 1919; or 6646 Pte John McFadyen, A Section, 8th Field Ambulance, of Melbourne, VIC, (originally of Glasgow, Scotland), who enlisted on 12 April 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Ascanius on 10 November 1915. He returned to Australia on 23 July 1919.

Details

Accession Number
DA09182
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c May 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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