Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Quintin Robert Smith, 14th Battalion from Essendon, ...

Accession Number H13873
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Quintin Robert Smith, 14th Battalion from Essendon, Victoria. A 23 year old clerk prior to being commissioned in the AIF on 30 January 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements from Melbourne on 2 February 1915 aboard HMAT Clan Macgillivray. While serving at Gallipoli, he was wounded in action at Courtney's Post on 3 May 1915 and evacuated to the Hospital Ship Gascon where he died that same day. He was buried at sea and his name is inscribed on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey with others who have no known grave. (See also image H05535)

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