Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA09306

Description

Studio portrait of either: 3825 Private (Pte) John Alexander McKay, 12th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Thornbury, Vic. Pte McKay enlisted on 5 July 1917 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic on 23 November 1915. He returned to Australia on 18 January 1919 as a member of the 59th Battalion; or 4246 Pte John Augustus McKay, 13th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of Brighton, Vic. Pte McKay enlisted on 22 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He returned to Australia on 13 February 1917.

Details

Accession Number
DA09306
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c June 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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