| Accession Number | P09291.276 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c July 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2915 Private (Pte) William Edward Gill, 50th Battalion. A drover from ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2915 Private (Pte) William Edward Gill, 50th Battalion. A drover from Tibooburra, New South Wales, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 7th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 19 July 1916 aboard HMAT Afric for Plymouth, England. Following training in England, and several weeks hospitalisation due to illness, he eventually joined his battalion on the Western Front in early July 1917. Pte Gill was killed in action near Villers-Bretonneux on 7 May 1918 and is buried in the Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France. He was aged 26 years.