| Accession Number | DA08208 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Darge Photographic Company |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Broadmeadows |
| Date made | 26 April 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives
Description
Studio portrait of 1252 Private (Pte) William Edward Quill, 23rd Battalion, of Glenthompson, Vic. Pte Quill enlisted on 4 March 1915, he was wounded at Gallipoli and later served as a Lance Corporal (LCpl). On 23 February 1918 he was awarded a Military Medal (MM) for carrying a wounded soldier to safety under heavy shellfire. LCpl Quill was killed in action in 1 August 1918 at Mont St Quentin in France.