| Accession Number | P04801.017 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Fuller, Evan |
| Place made | Timor |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group portrait of the men at the Oesapa Besar Prisoner Of War (POW) camp in Timor. Three of the ...
Description
A group portrait of the men at the Oesapa Besar Prisoner Of War (POW) camp in Timor. Three of the men are on crutches and one to the right is laying on a stretcher. Written on the reverse side of this photograph is 'Walking wounded camp.' This photograph was taken by NX48948 Sergeant Evan Fuller, 2/12 Field Ambulance of Dungog, NSW, who was held at Oesapa Besar Prisoner Of War Camp (POW) until 1946. Fuller hid the film (there was only one roll) in a cake of soap and his Leica camera was hidden in an Army issue water bottle. The metal bottle had been soldered into two halves, water could still be kept in the top compartment, with the camera in the bottom. The metal bottle was then slipped into a green Army issue cover, hiding any weld marks.