Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA10365

Description

Studio portrait of 2877 Private (Pte) Frederick Henry Cheel, 7th Battalion, of Ballarat, Vic. Pte Cheel enlisted on 3 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Star of Victoria on 10 September 1915. He was wounded on 1 July 1916 in France and on 29 July 1916 he was admitted to hospital suffering from shell shock. Pte Cheel returned to Australia on 12 November 1916 aboard HMAT Wiltshire.

Details

Accession Number
DA10365
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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