Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA13232

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Studio portrait probably of 1987 Private (Pte) Royce Morrissey, 31st Battalion, of Wonthaggi, Vic and 2730 Pte Matthew Alphonsus Morrissey, 46th Battalion, of Dunolly, Vic. Pte Royce Morrissey enlisted on 27 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Kyarra on 5 January 1916. On 16 August 1916 he was killed in action at Pozieres in the Somme area of France. Pte Matthew Alphonsus Morrissey enlisted on 15 August 1916 and embarked aboard HMAT Port Lincoln on 20 October 1916.

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Accession Number
DA13232
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 23 December 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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