Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA09236

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Studio portrait possibly of 2247 Private (Pte) Cecil Thorold Leigh, 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Melbourne, Vic. Pte Leigh enlisted on 29 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He was killed in action on 19 July 1916 at Pozieres, France, while serving with the 29th Battalion.

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Accession Number
DA09236
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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