Description
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 5506 Private (Pte) George Joseph McGrath, 12th Battalion, from Richmond, Qld. Pte McGrath enlisted at the age of 27 on 10 January 1916 and embarked for overseas on 20 April 1916 aboard SS Hawkes Bay. He was married in London on 25 September 1916 to Florence Saunders before proceeding on duty to France. Pte McGrath was wounded and captured at Arras, France, on 14 April 1917 and held as a POW in Germany until repatriated to England on 2 December 1918. He arrived back in Australia with his wife and child on 21 September 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 228.
Details
Accession Number
P03236.195
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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