| Accession Number | P05901.079 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Schneidemuhl |
| Date made | 15 March 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Indoor portrait of two British Prisoners of War (POW), identified only as Charles Cooper and ...
Description
Indoor portrait of two British Prisoners of War (POW), identified only as Charles Cooper and Leonard Dawson, dressed in costume for a POW March 1918 stage production at Schneidemuhl POW camp in Posen, Germany. These same two soldiers appear in other costumes in images P05901.077 and P05901.078. 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 RSL. The original is stored in the AWM archive store.