P07203.008 Accession Number: P07203.008

Description

Studio Portrait of WX3383 Lieutenant (Lt) John (Jack) Robert Millett, 11th Battalion, Militia. Lt Millett enlisted in West Leederville, Western Australia on 17 July 1940. Lt Millett fought with the 2/11th Battalion and became a Prisoner of War (POW) at Colditz, Germany. Corporal Millett was discharged on 3 October 1945. Cpl Millett, along with Balding, Dieppe, Baxter, Crawford, Champ and Howard all took part in the mass escape from Oflag VIIB, Eichstatt Bavaria on the night of 3-4 June 1943. They were sent to Colditz after they were recaptured.

Details

Accession Number
P07203.008
Photographer
Bartletto Studio
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1939
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 2008
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P07203.008

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