| Accession Number | P11561.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Seaman's Studios |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom: England, North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of two unidentified Australian servicemen. Inscribed on the verso is "With very fondest ...
Description
Portrait of two unidentified Australian servicemen. Inscribed on the verso is "With very fondest love from Ted, the other is Jim Chalmers". One of a series of photographic portraits received by Miss Melvie Millicent Gill through her correspondence with Australian servicemen during the First World War. Melvie Gill was born on 23 March 1897 in Jones Island, NSW. In her late teens during the war she corresponded regularly with Australian soldiers and in 1922 married one of them, Erwin Walter Williams (7079 Pte Williams, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion). She passed away on 9 May 1980 in Tamworth, having retained her collection of portraits for her entire life.