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Studio portrait of exchanged Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 1834 Sergeant (Sgt) George Ainsley Videon, 10th Battalion, from Kensington, South Australia. Sgt Videon enlisted at the age of 30 on 23 December 1914 and embarked for overseas on 1 April 1915 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln. After he served at Gallipoli, he went on to serve on the Western Front where he was wounded and captured at Mouquet Farm, France, on 22 August 1916. He was held as a POW in various camps in Germany and while at Munster Camp III he wrote to AIF Headquarters in London on 15 September 1916, "I am writing to you informing you that I am in Germany a Prisoner. I was wounded on the 21st Aug. and taken on the 22nd. I am sorry to inform you that my brother (Walter Lloyd Videon) 10th Battalion, A.I.F. was severely wounded and died during the night of August 21st." Sgt Videon was exchanged to Holland on 12 October 1918, arrived in England on 18 November 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 1 February 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 312.
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 3342 Corporal (Cpl) Stephen Joyce, 15th Battalion, from Townsville, Queensland at POW camp Friedrichsfeld, Germany. Cpl Joyce enlisted on 30 July 19
Studio portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) Alan Victor Underwood who served under the alias 2723 Corporal (Cpl) Reginald Allan Smart, 59th Battalion, from Maribyrnong, Victoria. He is wearing
Studio portrait of Australian ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 3482A Sergeant (Sgt) James Raymond Bonnett, 54th Battalion, from Temora, NSW. Pte Bonnett enlisted at the age of 18 on 24 August 1915 and embarke
Outdoor portrait of three Prisoners of War (POW) at POW camp Parchim, Mecklenburg, Germany. Identified sitting on left is 4525 Private (Pte) John Charles Fairfield Quiggin, 22nd Battalion, from Sheppa
Studio portrait of ex-Prisoner of War (POW) 6010 Private (Pte) John Norman Glyde, 4th Battalion, from Carrathool, NSW, seated, and two unidentified Australian soldiers from the same battalion. Pte Gly
Hand coloured outdoor portrait of three allied Prisoners of War (POW) at an unidentified POW camp in Germany. The only soldier who can be identified is standing on the right and is 2192 Private Willia
