P03236.116 Accession Number: P03236.116

Description

Studio portrait of Australian ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 6049 Private (Pte) Peter Lorenzen, 15th Battalion from Rockhampton, Queensland (originally of Denmark). Pte Lorenzen enlisted at the age of 40 on 6 March 1916 and embarked for overseas on 8 August 1916 aboard HMAT Itonus. He was captured at Rennecourt, France on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW in Germany. On 1 April 1918, Pte Lorenzen wrote from POW Camp Schneidemuhl, Germany "The food parcels we are receiving at present are absolutely A.1. At present I am suffering from a poisoned finger sustained whilst at work. Pte S. Tharme has written this short note in my stead. We are both employed on the same farm." Pte Lorenzen was repatriated to England on 1 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 2 June 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 145.

Details

Accession Number
P03236.116
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1916 - 1918
Place Made
Unknown
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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