| Accession Number | P06889.009 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Atelier Stower |
| Place made | Germany: Saxony-Anhalt, Stendal |
| Date made | c 1916- 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group portrait of 33 allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Stendal, POW camp in Germany. Most of the ...
Description
A group portrait of 33 allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Stendal, POW camp in Germany. Most of the soldiers are dressed in costumes for a theatrical production at the camp. One of the soldiers in uniform, in the back row, is wearing an Australian slouch hat. This photograph is amongst a collection by 3103 Private (Pte) Frederick Steinle, 10th Battalion, from Streaky Bay, South Australia who enlisted at the age of 21 on 17 June 1915 and embarked for overseas on 14 September 1915 aboard HMAT Ballarat. He was wounded and captured at Pozieres, France, on 22 August 1916 and held as a Prisoner of War (POW) in a number of camps in Germany including Munster in Westphalia, Stendal, Wittenberg and Merseburg. Pte Steinle was repatriated to England on 1 January 1919 and arrived back in Australia on 5 June 1919.