The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 581 Private (Pte) Albert Edward Pierson, 15th Battalion, from Lefroy, Tasmania, taken while he was a POW at Soltau, Germany. Pte Pierson enlisted at the age of 30 on 30 March 1916 and embarked for overseas with the 40th Battalion on 1 July 1916 aboard HMAT Berrima. He was wounded in the calf of his right leg and captured at Bullecourt, France on 11 April 1917 and spent the rest of the war as a POW in various camps in Germany. At the end of hostilities, he was repatriated to England on 1 January 1919 and arrived back in Australia on 15 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 300.
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 2243 Private (Pte) George Henry Newton, 13th Battalion, from Sydney NSW taken at Burgsteinfurt POW camp, Germany. Pte Newton enlisted at the age of
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
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 Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 3563 Private (Pte) Herbert George Lohmann, 54th Battalion from Balmain NSW at German POW Camp III, Munster, Germany. Pte Lohmann enlisted 2 November
Studio portrait of four allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Soltau POW camp, Germany. Identified standing on the left is 6465 Private (Pte) William Bradbury, 16th Battalion, from Perth, Western Australia
Studio portrait of three Prisoners of War (POW) at German POW Camp Sagan, Poland. Identified, sitting is 6514 Private (Pte) Daniel Greenlees, 16th Battalion from Perth WA. The other two are unidentifi
