| Accession Number | P07203.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Colditz |
| Date made | 29 February 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection of photographs relating to John Robert 'Jack' Millett
Description
Group portrait Australian officers and orderlies at Oflag IVC, Colditz Castle. Back row: Privates F Brown, H Henley, V Jeffries, C Patterson and E Walker.
Middle row: Lieutenant Ralph Holroyd, Flight Lieutenant Vincent 'Bush' Parker, Lieutenant Jack Millett, Lieutenant Johnny Rawson, Lieutenant George Balding. Front Row: Lieutenant Clive Dieppe, Captain Rex Baxter, Squadron Leader Malcolm McColm, Captain Doug Crawford and Lieutenant Jack Wilton Knox Champ. Private Lionel Archer (orderly) and Lieutenant Mark Howard absent.
Millett, Balding, Dieppe, Baxter, Crawford, Champ and Howard all took part in the mass escape from Oflag VIIB, Eichstatt Bavaria on the night of 3-4 June 1943. They were sent to Colditz after they were recaptured.