Accession Number | P07603.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c January 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 745 Driver (Dvr) William Hollins (seated left), Ammunition Column, 1st Field ...
Description
Studio portrait of 745 Driver (Dvr) William Hollins (seated left), Ammunition Column, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, of Burradoo, NSW, and an unidentified driver who drove the centre horses of Dvr Hollis' team. A dairy farmer prior to enlistment, Dvr Hollis embarked from Sydney on HMAT Argyllshire on 18 October 1914. On 16 May 1915 he died in Egypt, aged 22, of wounds received at Gallipoli .