Ex-POWs being deloused by Tommies, Germany

Place Europe: Germany
Accession Number ART24380
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 65 x 59 cm; unframed: 45.3 x 39.6 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil with crayon on canvas on plywood
Maker Moore, Alan
Place made Germany
Date made April 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Personnel of the Australian Infantry Force who have recently been released from prisoner-of-war camps in Germany, are seen bathing and showering and being sprayed with disinfectant by British troops to avoid possible spread of infection in Hildesheim, Germany.