Description
Outdoor portrait of a group of unidentified Prisoners of War (POW) at an unknown camp in Germany. The photograph was sent to the Australian Red Cross in London by 6024 Private (Pte) Francis Patrick Thomas Hall, 2nd Battalion, from Sydney, NSW and the handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads "men who were kept behind the line for 4 months." None of the men in the photograph appear to be Australian. Pte Hall enlisted at the age of 21 on 1 March 1916 and embarked for overseas on 22 August 1916 aboard HMAT Wiltshire. He was wounded and captured at Hermes, France, on 10 April 1917 and held as a POW in Germany until he was repatriated to England on 2 January 1919. Cpl Hall arrived back in Australia on 31 June 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 380.
Details
Accession Number
P03236.320
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
April 1917 - December 1918
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
Conflicts
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