| Accession Number | P05901.044 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Schneidemuhl |
| Date made | December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of two British Prisoners of War (POW) identified as Horace R. Booth, 1st ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of two British Prisoners of War (POW) identified as Horace R. Booth, 1st Battalion Scots Guards, (possibly 16504 Private Horace Booth or 8470 Lance Corporal Horace Booth), and Jim Lyons, at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Germany. 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.