Studio portrait of 6171 Private (Pte) John Quinlan, 25th Battalion from Toowoomba, Queensland. A ...

Accession Number H06018
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of 6171 Private (Pte) John Quinlan, 25th Battalion from Toowoomba, Queensland. A 41 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 14 August 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 17th Reinforcements from Brisbane, Queensland on 27 October 1916 aboard HMAT Marathon. While serving in Belgium, he was wounded in action (gassed) on 4 January 1918 and evacuated for medical treatment but died that same day. Pte Quinlan is buried in the Trois-Arbres Military Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.