The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Outdoor portrait of nine Australian Prisoners of War (POW) at a POW camp at Soltau, Hanover, Germany. Soldiers are wearing a mixture of civilian and uniform clothing but all have the Rising Sun hat badge identifying them as Australians. The only soldier identified is standing at back, second from right, 6736 Pte Matthew Watson Finlay, 13th Battalion, from Sydney NSW. Pte Finlay enlisted at the age of 28 on 10 June 1916 and embarked for overseas on 8 November 1916 aboard SS Port Nicholson. He was captured at Riencourt, France on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW until repatriated to England on 26 December 1918. Pte Finlay arrived back in Australia on 17 April 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 211.
Group portrait of Prisoners of War (POW) at German POW Camp Soltau in Hannover Germany participating in a rehearsal for a stage play. The X marked on photograph identifies 6736 Private (Pte) Matthew W
Studio portrait of Prisoner of War (POW) cast members of theatrical production "Depature's Boys" at "Little Soltau Palace" at POW camp, Soltau, Germany. Top left head held by puppet master has "13th A
Informal portrait of two Prisoners of War (POW) performers on stage in a POW production titled ‘Pierrette’s Awakening’ at a POW camp at Soltau, Hannover, Germany. Identified on the left, dressed as a
Studio portrait of three Australian Prisoners of War (POW) in concert costumes at German POW Camp Soltau in Hannover, Germany. Identified left to right, 680 Sergeant (Sgt) John Trevenion Pennant (serv
Allied Prisoners of War (POW) on stage in a scene from the production “Chicago Farmer” at the Soltau POW camp near Hanover, Germany. Identified from left to right: 6736 Private (Pte) Matthew Watson Fi
Four Allied Prisoners of War (POW) on stage in a scene from the theatrical production 'Painless Dentistry' at Soltau POW camp near Hanover, Germany. Identified on the far left is 3097 Private (Pte) Al
