Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA10243

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Studio portrait of 2891 Private (Pte) Walter George Smith, 9th Reinforcements, 7th Battalion, of South Yarra, Vic. Pte Smith enlisted on 5 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 10 September 1915. On 24 February 1916 he was transferred to the 59th Battalion and on 2 May 1916 he was transferred to the 5th Pioneer Battalion. Pte Smith was killed in action on 30 September 1917 and is buried at St Jean-Les-Ypres, Belgium.

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Accession Number
DA10243
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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