| Accession Number | P05901.019 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Schneidemuhl |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of a group of 14 unidentified allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of a group of 14 unidentified allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Germany. This postcard was sent to Corporal (Cpl) James Skelly by "Cpl J.R. Wraight" who is probably standing in the back row, third from the left and is possibly 6980 Cpl John Reginald Wraight, Scots Guards. 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.