Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA10101

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Studio portrait of Leading Stoker Percy Collier wearing a naval uniform. His tally band reads RMS Vernon. 1057 Private (Pte) Percy Collier, A Company, 30th Battalion, of Port Melbourne, Vic, enlisted on 19 July 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana on 9 November 1915. He was killed in action on 20 July 1916 at the Battle of Fromelles, France. This portrait was taken after his enlistment in the AIF.

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Accession Number
DA10101
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c September 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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