![[Dave Larkin on his soldier settlement block, Kooloonong, Mallee, 1923. Larkin is wearing some of his First World War army uniform.]](/content/media/33/154633-small.jpg)
Summary
Photograph of Dave Larkin on his soldier settlement block in 1923.
David Henry Larkin, service # 6541, enlisted on 2 June 1916, aged 36. He was an unmarried farm labourer. He served on the Western Front and had advanced to the rank of Lance-Corporal when his service ended in September 1919. By the early 1920s he was the holder of allotment 44 in the Parish of Mirkoo, in Kooloonong.
Description of Content
A soldier settler on horseback in front of his home. This was a typical soldier settlement of the period. He is wearing some of his army uniform.
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Images & Image Making, Sustainable Futures
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Jack J. Larkin, 26 Jul 1985
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Person Depicted
David H. Larkin - Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Kooloonong, Victoria, Australia, 1923
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Individuals Identified
Larkin, Dave
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Keywords
Horses, Houses, Soldier Settlements, Verandahs, World War I, 1914-1918
