| Accession Number | P08497.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916-1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 416 Corporal (Cpl) George Arthur Mills, 8th Battalion of St Arnaud, Victoria. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 416 Corporal (Cpl) George Arthur Mills, 8th Battalion of St Arnaud, Victoria. A farmer prior to enlistment as a Private (Pte), aged 35, on 26 August 1914, Pte Mills embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Benalla (A24) on 19 October 1914. He suffered gunshot wounds at the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Following convalescence in Egypt, he returned to duty at Gallipoli and was soon after promoted to Corporal in August 1915. He disembarked in France in March 1916 and was accidentally wounded by a bayonet in July of that year. He was Mentioned in Despatches "for participation in a very successful raid on enemy trenches on 30 September 1916". Cpl Mills was killed in action near Broodeseinde Ridge in Belgium on 4 October 1917 and has no known grave.