| Accession Number | P12296.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 312 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Victor James Jolly, 24th Battalion, with full kit and ...
Description
Portrait of 312 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Victor James Jolly, 24th Battalion, with full kit and kitbag outside a barracks building. An ironmonger from Ballarat, Victoria prior to enlistment A/Cpl Jolly embarked with the rank of Private with A Company from Melbourne on HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. Later serving at Gallipoli he was promoted to Corporal. Subsequently transferring to the Anzac Provost Corps he was promoted to Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS). Later transferring to the 66th Battalion, he then rejoined the 24th Battalion. On 31 August 1918, aged 24, he was killed in action at Mont St Quentin and buried nearby. His remains were later exhumed and re-buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.