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William Kermode MC was an Australian artist. He illustrated Henry Williamson's ''The Patriot's Progress'', published in 1930. The illustrations were linocuts, an unusual medium. William Kermode was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1895. During the First World War he served on the Western Front with the British Army, being awarded the Military Cross. Post-war he maintained a studio in Pimlico, London. He died in 1959, aged 64.〔Williamson, Henry ''The Patriot's Progress'' London: Macdonald, 1968 pp. 196-7 quoting Times obituary 6/2/59〕 ==Biography== William A. Kermode was born in Hobart, Tasmania, where his family were among the early landowners. He probably came to England in 1911. He fought in the British Army, during the First World War I914-18 and was awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry. In the Second World War he served as Observer Corps Liaison Officer at Fighter Command Headquarters, Uxbridge. He died aged 64 in Ashford Hospital, Kent.〔The Times Digital Archive〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Kermode」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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