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Outdoor portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) Second Lieutenant (2/Lt) John (Jack) Ingram, 15th Battalion, from Gympie, Queensland, at a POW camp at Karlsruhe, Germany. 2/Lt Ingram enlisted on 15 December 1914 at the age of 26 and embarked for overseas as 1336A Private John Ingram, on 13 February 1915 aboard HMAT Seang Bee. He was wounded while fighting at Gallipoli, recovered to go on to be promoted to 2/Lt and was wounded again in fighting on the Western Front in October 1916. He was captured at Riencourt, France, on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW in Karlsruhe for six months and at a camp in Freiburg in Baden, Germany, for 14 months. In September 1917, he sent this postcard from the POW camp at Karlsruhe, and on the back wrote: "Dear Miss Chomley, Thanks very much for your letter of 30 August 17. Our parcels for this month have be[en] slow coming to hand but they are now starting to arrive with the exception of Capt Dunworths. The Australian officers in Camp are Capt Dunworth, Capt Cull, Capt Hoad, Lt MacQuiggan, 2/Lt Stones, 2/Lt Ferguson, 2/Lt Ingram. Our invalids have not started for England yet but they expect to get away shortly. Please will you send me out an English Grammar and dictionary. Everyone sends you their best respects and sincere thanks Believe me. Yours sincerely Jack Ingram." 2/Lt Ingram was repatriated to England on 6 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 30 April 1919 as a Captain. 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 383.
Informal portrait of three officer Prisoners of War (POW) relaxing at the table in their barracks at a POW camp in Karlsruhe, Germany. Identified left to right, Lieutenant (Lt) John Ingram, 15th Batta
Outdoor portrait of nine Prisoners of War (POW) at German POW Camp Karlsruhe, Germany. Identified on far right is Australian POW Captain (Capt) Louis Arnold Whitington, 48th Battalion, from Adelaide S
Allied Prisoners of War (POW) standing near rose and dahlia bed at the POW camp at Karlsruhe in Germany. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. C
Looking towards the ablutions block used as a bathroom at the Prisoner of War (POW) camp at Karlsruhe in Germany. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Mis
Interior of the dining hall at the officers' prisoner of war (POW) camp at Karlsruhe, Germany. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Se
Exterior of the building housing the Commandant's office at the officers' prisoner of war (POW) camp at Karlsruhe, Germany. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German c
