| Accession Number | H19434 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Major (later Colonel) William Weston Hearne. Educated at Geelong College and ...
Description
Studio portrait of Major (later Colonel) William Weston Hearne. Educated at Geelong College and Melbourne University, he served in the Boer War. An Instructor at the Alfred Hospital, he practiced in Cecil Street, South Melbourne and was one of the first doctors to enlist in August 1914. Assistant Director of Medical Services with the First Division on Gallipoli and the Fifth Division in France, he served with 2nd and 3rd Field Ambulances. he was Mentioned In Despatches five times and was awarded a Distinguished Service Order in June 1917. His DSO was presented by King George V. He was awarded the Italian Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus in May 1917. He was killed in action by a shell fragment at Broodseinde Ridge while going between two of his most advanced aid posts on 17 October 1917.