Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA09328

Description

Studio portrait of 1058 Private (Pte) Mathew Richard Cassidy, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, of Sydney, NSW. Pte Cassidy enlisted on 2 May 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Port Macquarie. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) on 12 December 1917 'for conspicuous bravery in superintending the burying of a cable near Y Wood, under heavy shell fire, both with HE (high explosion) and mustard gas'. He returned to Australia on 15 May 1919. See also DA09481.

Details

Accession Number
DA09328
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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Accession DA09328

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