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Australian prisoners of war (POWs) at the German POW camp Stalag XIII-C. The probable identifications of the men are in square brackets. The remainder have not been identified further.
Back row (17 men of which 16 are named, exact positions not known): Hansen [WX740 Private (Pte) Magnus Christian Hansen]; Luten [WX783 Pte William Ronald Luton; Players [NX3057 Pte Ronald Adrian Player]; Illingsworth [WX6170 Pte Henry Arthur Illingworth or NX2945 Pte William John Illingworth]; Morrison; Dawson; Quarrell [VX17322 Pte Ivor Quarrell]; Halliday [NX29526 Signalman Stanley Arthur Halyday]; Williss [VX20140 Pte Ivan John Willis or NX9172 Pte James Herbert Willis]; Tyson [probably QX7097 Lance Bombardier (L Bdr) John Tyson Sheil]; Lewis [NX2783 Pte Mervyn Edward Lewis]; Dalton [WX1772 Pte Sydney Dalton]; Westover [VX9439 Pte Wilfred Henry Westover]; M Dillon [probably WX4612 Spr Percival Andrew “Mick” Dillon]; Smith and T O’Connell [NX13147 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Edward O’Connell, far right].
5th row: Tamblyn [QX2487 Pte Reginald George Francis Tamblyn]; Oats [NX7781 Pte Lawrence Robert William Oates]; Lovall [NX25445 Sapper (Spr) Joseph Henry Lovell]; K Dillon [NX2465 L Cpl Keith Gordon Dillon]; Mitchall; Weir [NX7719 Pte Frederick Caldwell Weir]; Cameron; Melville [possibly WX1087 Sgt Melville Thomas Turner]; Burnett; Swinden [SX725 Pte Kenneth William Swinden]; Bennett; Goddard [NX15287 Pte Frank Arthur Goddard or NX3825 Pte Lindsay John Goddard]; Dawson; Parker; Davies; Wilson; Lemke [WX1912 Spr Harold Roy Lemke]; Collins [NX9562 Pte Sydney Alwyn Collins or WX260 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) William David Collins] and Short [NX6623 Pte Patrick James Short].
4th row: Robinson [possibly VX10669 Cpl Charles Herbert Robinson]; L Toohay [NX3279 Bombardier Leo Sylvester Toohey]; J Sutton [NX2427 Corporal (Cpl) Joseph Sutton]; G Dunn [WX3216 Spr George Edgar Dunn or VX5112 L Cpl Gordon Alexander Dunne]; E Rowlins; W Anderson [NX2182 L Cpl Walter George Anderson]; B McIver [NX22826 Cpl Thomas James Bruce McIver]; M Cruikshanks [probably NX24380 L Cpl Clifford Louis Cruickshanks]; D Roos [probably NX7656 Cpl Leslie Duncan Ross]; Watt [VX8006 Cpl Donald Watt]; W Bailey [NX4134 Pte Walter John Brian Bailey]; Johnson [WX788 Cpl Henry Cecil Johnson]; A Baxter [WX4060 Warrant Officer (WO) Allan George Baxter]; R Chambers [VX14019 Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) Ronald Joseph Chambers, MM]; W Malcolm [NX3656 L Cpl Walter Charles Malcolm]; B Simms [probably NX45403 Sapper (Spr) Ernest Robert Sims]; R Negus [NX783 Cpl Robin Arnold Negus]; D Murray [NX3560 L Cpl Lawrence (Darby) Murray]; D Grant [NX3525 L Cpl Donald Grant]; W McPherson [NX17603 L Cpl William McPherson] and Davies.
3rd row: J Street [VX3981 Cpl James Hillyard Street]; L Reed [VX6665 Cpl Leslie Hugh Reid]; L Rolling [VX36871 Gunner (Gnr) Lawson Francis Rolling, died of illness, 4 May 1946, Victoria]; Honour [NX2763 Pte Henry Ross Honor]; H Galloway [WX1778 L Cpl Herbert Alexander Galloway]; R Hughes [NX6668 Cpl Raymond Richard Alexander Hughes]; J Hewitt [VX5120 Cpl John “Blue” Hewitt]; T Burrell [QX7412 L Cpl Thomas James Burrell]; King [WX1008 Cpl Reginald Charles King]; Hennessey [probably NX3909 Sgt Norbert Barry Hennessy]; R Cadman [VX5599 Sergeant Philip Raymond Charles Cadman]; E Farleigh [NX4071 Cpl Ernest Charles Farley]; W Haines [SX1026 L Sgt Walter Alfred Haines]; Lawrence [NX3676 L Cpl Leslie William Harman Lawrence]; Vic McKey [VX15852 L Cpl Victor Edward McKey]; Willoughby [NX18640 L Cpl Charles Raymond Willoughby]; G Rodway [NX9611 Cpl Gordon Francis Rodway]; G Timmis [possibly VX31040 Pte John Raymond Timms]; J Ritchie [possibly WX252 Cpl Francis Farquharson “Jock” Ritchie]; Adams; Wilson and Smith.
2nd row: M Wilson [possibly VX2469 Sgt Harrie Martin William Wilson]; W Elliot [QX8954 Cpl Walter Joseph Elliott]; Lew Squires [VX2001 Sgt Lewis Charles Squires]; A Richards [possibly VX21329 Sgt Stanley Albert Richards]; R Diemal [probably WX263 Pte Julius Thorold Deimel]; G Bell VX29461 Pte George William Bell]; T Kidd [NX2920 Staff Sergeant Ernest Thomas Watson Kidd]; R Hamilton [WX1782 Staff Sgt Roy Kenneth Hamilton]; W Collins [WX260 WO2 William Davis Collins]; Darnvic [possibly QX10006 Pte Alexander Derrick]; Brown [WX270 WO2 William Roderick Brown]; H Harris [NX22692 Warrant Officer Class 2 Henry Phillip Harris]; T Moore [NX4104 Acting Company Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas Sydney Moore]; Anderson [G Anderson, either NX2461 Acting Staff Sgt George Alexander Anderson or NX2591 Pte George Ernest Armstrong Anderson]; R Tonkin [VX37081 Sgt Rolstyn Nicholas Tonkin]; D Rankin [NX2613 Cpl Donald Colin Rankin]; Chambers; R Dabinet [SX1021 WO Roy Kendall Dabinet]; White [VX3638 Sgt Leslie Walter White]; Tanner [probably WX704 Sgt Clarence Joseph “Dick” Tanner] and Bill Begent [VX21181 L Sgt William George Begent].
Front row, seated on ground: Richardson; Grant [NX4156 Pte Fraser Miles Grant]; Beale [VX2536 Pte Rowland Tasman Beale] and Don Gatley [SX984 Pte Donald Gatley].
Outdoor group portrait of Australian prisoners at the German prisoner of war (POW) camp Stalag XIII-C. The names in square brackets are the full identifications of the men. Identified left to right ar
Group portrait of officers, Non-commissioned Officers and sappers of the 1st Australian Mining Corps, from New South Wales unit, prior to their embarkation. Most embarked aboard HMAT (A38) Ulysses on
Outdoor group portrait of personnel of No 3 Platoon, A Company, 1st Parachute Battalion. Identified from left to right, back row: VX80641 Private (Pte) Bryan Paley Clancy; NX121508 Pte David Marshall
Group portrait of the Headquarters' Details and Signal Section of the 2nd Brigade. Identified from left to right, back row: 2108 Private (Pte) John Francis Allen; 306 Driver (Dvr) William Harold Warre
Group portrait of prisoners of war at Stalag XIII-C. Names in square brackets are the full identifications of the men. Back row, left to rught: Corporal (Cpl) H C Johnson [WX788 Henry Cecil Johnson];
Group portrait of the B Grade Football Team of the 5th Battalion at Chatelet, near Charleroi, Belgium. Identified from left to right, back row: Private (Pte) McPherson (either 6044 Pte Archibald Stanl
