Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) at Stalag 383 who made up the Australian swimming team. They are posed in front of the fire-fighting reservoir, which was used for swimming. The water was not changed for three years. Back row, left to right: unidentified; unidentified; Morrison [NX15189 Corporal (Cpl) Allan Graham Morrison, 2/1 Battalion] and Leo Whelan [NX2963 Private Leo Alphonsus Whelan, AASC]. Front row: unidentified, Bill Beach, Jim Brown [ QX39 Cpl James Harris Brown, AASC] and Jim Behlig [unable to further identify]. 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
P02071.035
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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