The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Postcard of accommodation at Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland where exchanged Prisoners of War (POW) were billeted prior to their repatriation to Britain. A number of Australian POWs called this place home for some time. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads “Chateau d’Oex – the home from home for “Our Boys”. 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 261.
Postcard of a field of narcissus flowers at Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland, sent to the Australian Red Cross, London by an exchanged Prisoner of War (POW) in Switzerland, awaiting repatriation to Britain.
Outdoor portrait of five unidentified Prisoners of War (POW) at Mont Les Mosses, in the Alps near Chateau D’Oex, Switzerland. Prisoners were sent to Switzerland from Germany to recover their health be
Coloured postcard of "Lager Hammelburg Arbeitskdo, u. Unteroff. - Familiengebaude" [Family accommodation for fatigue party/labour battalion and non-commissioned officers.] One of a series of over 400
Unidentified Prisoners of War (POW) presumably after repatriation to England. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Secretary, Prisoner
Studio portrait of Australian ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 1611 Private (Pte) James Butler, 32nd Battalion from Subiaco WA, taken at Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland. Pte Butler enlisted on 13 September 1915 at
Outdoor group portrait of repatriated Australian and New Zealand Prisoners of War (POW) with an unidentified woman at Murren, Switzerland. Six POWs are from a staging camp in Murren and the rest are f
