| Accession Number | P04107.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | 2 November 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group portrait of prisoners at the Kreigsgefangenenlarger (Prisoner of War camp (POW) at ...
Description
A group portrait of prisoners at the Kreigsgefangenenlarger (Prisoner of War camp (POW) at Altdamm in Germany. The group portrait was printed on a post card sent to 1030 Private (Pte) Mark Albert Buttel’s father in Redfern NSW. There are two German guards, wearing picklehaube helmets, standing in the front on either side of the POWs. To the left in the background are several civilian women and a young girl with her hair plaited and bare feet. In the centre background is a Jewish monument with a Star of David in the top centre. A Rabbi stands in front of the monument. Centre back and to the right of the monument are four unidentified POWs and in front of them slightly to the right is the head of Pte Buttel with an arrow pointing to him. Pte Buttel, B Company, 13th Battalion, a butcher of Redfern, NSW, enlisted on 28 September 1914 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAR Ulysses on 22 December 1914. He served at Gallipoli France and the Western Front. He was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) on 10 April 1917 at Riencourt and originally interned at Limburg POW camp. On 20 November 1917 he was transferred to Friedrichsfeld POW camp. After nearly two years in captivity he arrived in Leith, Scotland on 19 January 1919 and admitted to hospital. He left for return to Australia on the hospital ship Bremen on 4 June 1919.