Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA10306

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Studio portrait of 2947 Private (Pte) George Frederick McCoom, 9th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion, of West Melbourne, Vic. Pte McCoom enlisted on 1 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 10 September 1915. He was killed in action on 17 August 1916 and is memorialised at Villers-Bretonneux, France, as he has no known grave.

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Accession Number
DA10306
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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