The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Outdoor portrait of Prisoners of War (POW) gathered around a Christmas tree outside their barracks at a German POW camp at Preussisch Holland, east Prussia (now Paslek, Poland). Two soldiers are holding piano accordions and three are holding cats. Post card was sent to the Australian Red Cross, London by 5419 Private (Pte) Herbert Ernest Murphy, 13th Battalion, from Wellington, NSW, probably standing in back row to the right of the Christmas tree. Pte Murphy enlisted at the age of 34 on 23 October 1915 and embarked for overseas on 9 April 1916 aboard HMAT Nestor. He was captured at Riencourt, France, on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW in German camps until repatriated to England on 7 January 1919. Pte Murphy arrived back in Australia on 11 June 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, Album image number 65.
Studio portrait of three Prisoners of War (POW) at German POW Camp Sagan, Poland. Identified, sitting is 6514 Private (Pte) Daniel Greenlees, 16th Battalion from Perth WA. The other two are unidentifi
Outdoor portrait of two Australian Prisoners of War (POW) at German POW camp Preussisch Holland, East Prussia (now Paslek, Poland). Identified on left is 3449 Private (Pte) William Cleave Robinson Al
Studio portrait of two Prisoners of War (POW) at Sagan, Schlesien POW camp Germany. Identified on left is 6542 Private (Pte) George Morrish, 16th Battalion, from Albany, Western Australia. Pte Moorish
Group portrait of Prisoners of War (POW) at German POW Camp Soltau in Hannover Germany participating in a rehearsal for a stage play. The X marked on photograph identifies 6736 Private (Pte) Matthew W
Outdoor portrait of Prisoners of War (POW) in German POW camp Preussische Holland, East Prussia (now Paslek, Poland). [Soldiers marked with an x also appear in photograph P03236.111] Photograph was se
Studio portrait of four Prisoners of War (POW) at Sagan POW camp, Silesia, Germany [later Poland]. Identified standing on left, 6542 Private (Pte) George Morrish, 16th Battalion, from Albany, Western
