The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of Doctor Otto Rubitschung on horseback. During the First World War, Dr Rubitschung was captured by an Australian officer, Major (Maj) Dick, and placed in a prisoner of war (POW) camp in Cairo. Maj Dick confiscated his cigarette case, field glasses and the case from his pistol. On the inner side of the pistol case was Otto's pre-war address in Germany. After being released from Cairo he returned to Germany and then relocated to Palestine with his wife and family some years later. Sometime after the war Maj Dick managed to track down Otto and they corresponded a number of times. During the Second World War, Otto and his family were transported to Australia from Palestine along with a number of other German families. They were interned at Tatura, German Camp 3, Compound C. On their arrival they were greeted by the same Maj Dick, then a farmer. After war the family remained in Australia.
Studio portrait of Doctor Otto Rubitschung. During the First World War, Dr Rubitschung was captured by an Australian officer, Major (Maj) Dick, and placed in a prisoner of war (POW) camp in Cairo. Maj
Small white calico bag handwritten text in black on the outside. In German it reads: 'Rubitschung / Schmuckstücke / Jaffa Palästina'. Associated with the First World War service of Otto Wilhelm Anto
German Iron Cross, First Class, unnamed as issued. A cross pattee in black iron edged with silver. Obverse: A 'W' in the centre with a crown on the top and '1914' on the lower arm. Reverse pin back. C
German ribbon bar containing in order from left to right - Iron Cross, Austrian-Hungarian Medal for Bravery with miniature medal (Tapferkeitsmedaille Third Class), Cross of Honour for the Great War 19
German Iron Cross, Second Class, unnamed as issued. A cross pattee in black iron edged with silver. Obverse: A 'W' in the centre with a crown on the top and '1914' on the lower arm. Reverse: Three oak
Collection relating to the First World War service of Doctor Otto Wilhelm Anton Rubitschung, Cavalry Platoon 702, German Imperial Army, Palestine, 1918. The collection consists of a typewritten memoi