Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA10433

Description

Studio portrait of 2370 Private (Pte) John Christian Ritson, 5th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion, of Mont Albert, Vic. Pte Ritson enlisted on 10 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Osterley on 29 September 1915. He returned to Australia on 13 April 1919 as a member of the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion.

Details

Accession Number
DA10433
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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