| Accession Number | A02261 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of Captain T W White of the Australian Flying Corps, dressed in his disguise as a Turk, ...
Description
Portrait of Captain T W White of the Australian Flying Corps, dressed in his disguise as a Turk, in which he escaped from Turkey during a railway collision. White stowed away on a Ukrainian steamer with Captain A J Bott of the RFC, who had also escaped from custody. They eventually reached Odessa and obtained false passports describing them as Russians and had made arrangements to join the anti-Bolshevik army, when they heard of the impending armistice with Bulgaria. They eventually stowed away in a Ukrainian hospital ship to Varna in Bulgaria where they regained touch with the Allied forces and eventually arrived at Salonica.