| Accession Number | P05901.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Schneidemuhl |
| Date made | 26 May 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of two British Sergeants, Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, ...
Description
Studio portrait of two British Sergeants, Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Germany. Handwritten on the back of the photograph is “Yrs Sincerely, Bob & Tom 26/5/18”. One of a series of over 80 photographs of Allied POWs in the camp at Schneidemuhl, given to 3235 Corporal (Cpl) James Skelly, 55th Battalion, from Rockdale, NSW, by fellow POWs as a souvenir of their time together. Cpl Skelly was a self-described “special correspondent” for the Australian Red Cross while at Schneidemuhl and originally donated these photographs to the Ramsgate R.S.L. The original is stored in the AWM archive store.