| Accession Number | P09391.005 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Central Press Photos Ltd |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Sussex, Eastbourne |
| Date made | April 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Three repatriated prisoners of war (POWs) at the Australian Reception Centre, after arriving in ...
Description
Three repatriated prisoners of war (POWs) at the Australian Reception Centre, after arriving in England from German POW camps. Left to right: 36989 Able Seaman Frank Scott Broad; VX7104 Private Leslie Michael (Les) Butterfield, 2/7 Battalion; and B2347 Able Seaman Norman Leonard 'Snowy' Jones RAN. AB Broad enlisted on 25 August 1939 and served on various ships and shore bases, transferring to the British refrigerated freighter Port Wellington on 4 November 1940. The Port Wellington was shelled and captured by the German auxiliary cruiser the Pinguin on 30 November 1940. AB Broad was one of eighty-one crew members and seven female passengers who were picked up by the Pinguin before the Port Wellington was scuttled. The prisoners were then transferred to the Storstad and taken to Bordeaux prior to being placed in German POW camps. AB Broad was repatriated to England on 9 April 1945. He returned to Australia and was discharged in November 1945. Broad re-enlisted in the RAN in 1949 and served until 1955.