Description
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 6385 Private (Pte) William Anthony, 15th Battalion from Warwick, Queensland. Pte Anthony enlisted at the age of 25 on 29 May 1916 and embarked for overseas on 7 September 1916 aboard HMAT Clan McGillivray. He was captured at Bapaume, France on 2 February 1917 and held as a POW in Germany until he was repatriated to England on 4 January 1919. Pte Anthony arrived back in Australia on 15 May 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 159.
Details
Accession Number
P03236.131
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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