Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA12971

Description

Studio portrait of 4275 Private (Pte) Clarence Albert Norman. A blacksmith from Caldermeade, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Norman embarked with the 13th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Later transferring to the 46th Battalion he was gassed and admitted to hospital. Following his recovery he re-joined his battalion and returned to Australia on 5 April 1919. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had a permit to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930s, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative.

Details

Accession Number
DA12971
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 11 December 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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