P02071.032 Accession Number: P02071.032

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Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) at Stalag 383 who made up the Australian water polo team. They are posed in front of the fire-fighting reservoir, which was used for swimming; the water was not changed for three years. This German POW and internment camp was a special non-work camp for non-commissioned officers (NCOs) from October 1942.

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Accession Number
P02071.032
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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