Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA09224

Description

Studio portrait of three privates, each dressed in their training uniforms, and floppy hats and all posed with pipes in their mouths. One private is identified as 2344 Private (Pte) Leonard Charles Barnes, 7th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Nhill, Vic. Pte Barnes enlisted on 26 May 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard RMS Persia on 10 August 1915 as an Acting Corporal. He was later promoted to a Warrant Officer Class 2. On 19 December 1917 he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and on 1 April 1918 he was commissioned to Lieutenant. On 26 March 1918 he was seconded for duty with the 4th Infantry Brigade as a Gas Officer. He returned to Australia on 23 September 1919.

Details

Accession Number
DA09224
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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