Description
Studio portrait of four Prisoners of War (POW) at Sagan POW camp, Silesia, Germany [later Poland]. Identified standing on left, 6542 Private (Pte) George Morrish, 16th Battalion, from Albany, Western Australia. Pte Morrish enlisted at the age of 37 on 17 April 1916 and embarked for overseas on 13 October 1916 aboard HMAT Suffolk. He was captured at Riencourt, France on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW. Pte Morrish was repatriated to England on 8 January 1919 and embarked to return to Australia on 3 March 1919. 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 80.
Details
Accession Number
P03236.058
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
April 1917 - November 1918
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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