| Accession Number | P05901.029 |
|---|---|
| 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 two allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Germany. The two ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of two allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Germany. The two cap tally bands are not clear but the sailor on the left may have "HMS ARIADNE" on his tally. HMS ARIADNE was torpedoed and sunk off Beachy Head, England on 26 July 1917. The sailor on the left is possibly one of the following: RFR/B/6631, SS108122 Leading Seaman Stoker Albert Harrison, Royal Naval Division or KW/788 13100 Seaman Bertie Harrison, York and Lancaster Regiment Royal Naval Division, or Z/8174 Seaman Burt Harrison, Royal Naval Division. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard reads "Seaman B. Harrison RND, 328 Hornsey Rd Holloway, London N7." The unidentified sailor on the right is probably French. 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.