The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Winter at Stalag XIII-C prisoner of war (POW) camp. Standing, left to right: Frank Bardy [WX1990 Private (Pte) Francis Joseph Bardi]; Snow Watling [WX642 Pte Albert William Wattling]; George Austin [WX716 Pte George Stanley Austin]; Doug Wall [WX5761 Pte Douglas James Wall]; Ken Lucas [WX915 Sergeant Kenneth Porch Lucas]; Chas Eaton [unable to further identify]; Bert Galloway [WX1778 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Herbert Alexander Galloway], Hamilton [WX1778 L Cpl Herbert Alexander Galloway], unidentified. Kneeling: Hodges [WX5216 Pte Bert Hughes Odgers]; and Cracker Bennet [WX480 Pte Raymond James "Crackers" Bennett]. Crackers Bennett was one of the young soldiers who volunteered for jobs in the camp. He became the unofficial sock repairer in his barracks, completing the tasks with his own individual flair; dancing, performing acrobatics, sparring, conversing and mock fighting. All the while he would be mending a sock stretched over a tin can. The names in square brackets are the full identification of the men.
Australian prisoners of war in Stalag XIII-C put on a show called "The Cabaret", for their own and fellow prisoners' entertainment. Costumes were made from old clothes, blankets, etc. The entertainmen
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 me
Informal group portrait in patriotic frame of soldiers from the 18th Battalion prior to embarkation. Left to right, back row, is: 2637 Private (Pte) Ernest Goode, killed in action on 25 February 1917;
Group portrait of members of the 45th Battalion, 8th Reinforcements outside No. 24 barracks hut at Codford, England. Identified from left to right, back row: Corporal (Cpl) R Douglas; 3221 Pte James L
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
Informal group portrait of soldiers returning to Australia from the 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital unit aboard HMAT Port Darwin. Soldiers known to be in this group, but position unknown, include 1
