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Postcard of the funicular at Territet-Glion near Montreux, Switzerland sent to the Australian Red Cross in London by Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion, from Malvern, Victoria. Capt Hoad enlisted at the age of 31 on 18 August 1914 and embarked for overseas on 19 October 1914. He was wounded and captured at Pozieres, France on 18 August 1916 and held as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Germany. Writing from a POW Camp in Grafenwohr on 22 May 1917 he reported "I cannot remain seated for any length of time and seldom free from pain, but thank goodness it is not unbearable, I am suffering from varicose veins, caused I think through my wounds, they are very painful." He was transferred to Switzerland on 27 November 1917, repatriated to England on 7 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 30 January 1919. Capt Hoad had previously served as a Private with the 4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (Victoria) in the Boer War and also went on to serve in the Second World War from 10 November 1939 until he died of illness in Australia on 2 February 1941. 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 252.
Outdoor image of Australian ex-Prisoner of War (POW) Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion, from Malvern, Victoria at an award ceremony at Montreux, Vevey, Switzerland. Handwritten
Outdoor portrait of Australian ex-Prisoner of War (POW) Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion, from Malvern, Victoria. Capt Hoad enlisted at the age of 31 on 18 August 1914 and emb
Postcard of the Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Egypt, sent to the Australian Red Cross in London by Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion, from Malvern, Victoria, whilst on his r
Postcard of a woman and three girls picking narcissus flowers at Rochers de Naye, near Montreux, Switzerland, sent to Miss Chomley, Australian Red Cross, London by Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydne
Postcard of a chalet in the snow at Rochers de Naye, near Montreux, Switzerland, sent to Miss Chomley at the Australian Red Cross, London by Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion,
Postcard of a steam train at Rochers de Naye, near Montreux, Switzerland, sent to Miss Chomley at the Australian Red Cross, London by Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion, from Ma
