| Accession Number | P03236.376 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of four Allied Prisoners Of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Posen, Germany. ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of four Allied Prisoners Of War (POW) at Schneidemuhl POW camp, Posen, Germany. Identified seated in the front is 1143 Private (Pte) David Burn Storey, 30th Battalion, from Elsternwick Victoria. Pte Storey enlisted on 1 July 1915 and embarked for overseas on 9 November 1915 aboard HMAT Beltana. He was reported missing and then on 23 August 1916 confirmed as a POW. Pte Storey was transferred to Switzerland in November 1917, repatriated to England in March 1918 and embarked to return to Australia in July 1918. Note Pte Storey is wearing a borrowed cap. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Secretary, Prisoners Department, Australian-British Red Cross Society, London. Original album housed in AWM Research Centre at RC00864, Album image number 18.