P03236.226
Photograph P03236.226 Period 1910-1919Studio portrait of Australian ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 5062 Private (Pte) Roy James Crammond, 7th Battalion, from Huntly, Victoria. Pte Crammond enlisted at the age of 19 on 10 July 1915 and embarked
Darge Photographic Company collection of negatives Accession Number: DA14676
Description
Studio portrait of 5062 Private (Pte) Roy James Crammond, 7th Battalion who was a 19 year old labourer from Huntly, Victoria when he enlisted and embarked for overseas with the 16th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 1 April 1916 aboard HMAT Suffolk. He received a gunshot wound to the left hand and was captured at Pozieres, France, on 18 August 1916. While being held as a Prisoner of War (POW) at Grafenwohr, Germany, he wrote on 14 September 1916 'Dear Mother, Just a few lines to let you know that I have been wounded and taken Prisoner of War, but getting on alright, so don't worry. I want you to send me a razor strop, brush and some shaving soap, I have had everything taken from me, so I want you to send me a pound note; you can send any parcels you like put on them wounded, then I will get them. Well I can find no more news, hoping this finds you all well, from your loving son, Roy. PS Are you still getting my money?' Pte Crammond was repatriated to England on 21 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 8 May 1919. This is one of a series of photographs taken by the Darge Photographic Company which had the concession to take photographs at the Broadmeadows and Seymour army camps during the First World War. In the 1930's, the Australian War Memorial purchased the original glass negatives from Algernon Darge, along with the photographers' notebooks. The notebooks contain brief details, usually a surname or unit name, for each negative. The names are transcribed as they appear in the notebooks.
Details
Accession Number
DA14676
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
c 6 April 1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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