The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Outdoor portrait of a group of allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Hamburg, Germany. This postcard was sent to the Australian Red Cross, London, by 5784 Private (Pte) James Joseph Saunders, 16th Battalion, from Northam, Western Australia who is probably in the photograph but has not been identified. Pte Saunders enlisted at the age of 19 on 24 February 1916 and embarked for overseas on 18 July 1916 aboard HMAT Seang Choon. He was captured at Riencourt, France, on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW in various camps in Germany. In early 1918 he was admitted to hospital in Hamburg with inflammation of the bowels. On 29 August 1918 he wrote from Gustrow, Germany "In the best of health and the parcels are coming along well." Pte Saunders was repatriated to England on 30 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 24 July 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 307.
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 3067 Private (Pte) James McCullock Galloway, 55th Battalion, from Balmain, NSW, at the Munster III POW Camp, Germany. Pte Galloway enlisted at the a
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 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
Studio portrait of six repatriated Australian Prisoners of War (POW) in London after the end of hostilities. The postcard was sent to the Australian Red Cross in London by 4482 Private (Pte) Robert Er
Studio portrait of 4922 Private (Pte) Alfred Charles Stokes, 53rd Battalion, from Sydney NSW taken while a Prisoner of War (POW) at Schnudimuhl POW camp in Gosen, Germany. Pte Stokes enlisted at the a
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 5668 Private (Pte) Frederick James Begg, 16th Battalion, from Picton, Western Australia taken at Schneidemuhl, POW camp, Germany. Pte Begg enlisted
