Description
Group portrait of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) at Fort 15, Stalag XXa, on stage in theatre costumes, after performing an all Australian stage show. Included in the photograph is NX9669 Warrant Officer 2 K. L. Winton Healey (middle row, second from right). This German prisoner of war (POW) and internment camp was a series of semi underground forts built in the 1880s on the Vistula River. Prisoners included men of the 2/5th Australian General Hospital (AGH) who were captured in Greece after they were ordered to remain behind to treat wounded allied POWs following the evacuation.
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Accession Number
P02071.012
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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