Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA12964

Description

Studio portrait of five soldiers of the 14th Battalion: back row (left to right) 4127 Private (Pte) George Abernethy of Horsham, Vic; 5496 Pte John Francis Harley of Northcote, Vic; front row (left to right): 4308 Pte Percival Harold Shaw, of Ballarat East, Vic; 4192 Pte William Harry Fletcher of Cobden, Vic; unidentified Corporal. Pte Abernethy enlisted on 2 August 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He returned to Australia on 31 March 1919. Pte Harley enlisted on 3 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides on 4 April 1916. He was discharged on 7 September 1919. Pte Shaw enlisted on 5 August 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He returned to Australia on 15 June 1919 with the 4th Pioneer Battalion. Pte Fletcher enlisted on 1 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. On 1 July 1917 he was killed in action at Bois Grenier in the Somme area of France.

Details

Accession Number
DA12964
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 12 December 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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