| Accession Number | H05896 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | 1916 -1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 3827 Signaller Arthur Joseph Hill, 30th Battalion from Waverley, Sydney, NSW. ...
Description
Studio portrait of 3827 Signaller Arthur Joseph Hill, 30th Battalion from Waverley, Sydney, NSW. An 18 year old clerk prior to enlisting on 23 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 9th Reinforcements from Sydney aboard HMAT Anchises (A68) on 24 August 1916. After disembarking in England, he proceeded to France in January and joined the 30th Battalion on the front line on 8 February. He was given the nickname “Snowy” because of his fair hair. Signaller Hill was killed in action on 22 February 1917 in Sunray Trench near Bolancourt and buried near where he fell. After the war his grave could not be located and he is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave.