Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA10190

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Studio portrait of 2083 Private (Pte) John Alexander McGaffin, 3rd Reinforcements, 24th Battalion, of Ebden, Vic, in civilian clothes. Pte McGaffin enlisted on 12 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Anchises on 26 August 1915. He later served as a sergeant and returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 as a member of the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) on 3 June 1919.

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Accession Number
DA10190
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c August 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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