P03138.013 Accession Number: P03138.013

Description

Informal outdoors portrait of NX2646 Sergeant (Sgt) George Charles De Fraine Roffey, 2/1st Battalion, of Balmain, NSW, taken at prisoner of war (POW) camp Stalag VIIA in Moosburg. Sgt Roffey enlisted on 3 November 1939 with 2/1st Battalion, fighting in Egypt, Libya, Tobruk and finally Greece and Crete where his battalion surrendered and he became a POW on 1 June 1941. He returned to Australia and was discharged on 20 September 1945. On the back of the postcard is written “A man’s greatest treasure-a friend! I name you as one!” Written by a fellow POW VX1113 Corporal (Cpl) Henry James Bailey Spencer, 2/7th Battalion, of Alphington, Vic.

Details

Accession Number
P03138.013
Photographer
Corporal Henry James Bailey Spencer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
14 May 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor L Spencer
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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