P03236.387 Accession Number: P03236.387

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Studio portrait of an unidentified man and 1284 Private (Pte) John Alexander Henry, 32nd Battalion from Perth, Western Australia on the right. Portrait is surrounded by hand-painted flowers and has the handwritten inscription "From Pte John Alex Henry To Miss Chomley With Best Wishes." Pte Henry was a 21 year old boilermaker's assistant prior to enlisting on 19 July 1915 and embarked for overseas with D Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong. Following further training in Egypt, he proceeded to France in June 1916 and was wounded and captured at Fleurbaix on 19 July 1916. After being held in a number of Prisoner of War (POW) camps in Germany, he was repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 10 April 1919. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M E Chomley, Secretary, Prisoners Department, Australian-British Red Cross Society, London. Original album housed in AWM Research Centre at RC00864..

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Accession Number
P03236.387
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
July 1916 - November 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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