| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00110.011 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Germany: Hohenfels |
| Date made | c 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE AT STALAG 383 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. THIS CAMP WAS IN THE CENTRE OF A GIANT ...
Description
ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE AT STALAG 383 PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. THIS CAMP WAS IN THE CENTRE OF A GIANT ADVANCED TRAINING AREA. FRONT ROW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: NX5887 CORPORAL T.H. WEST, 2/4TH BATTALION, LES FOX, 2/4TH BATTALION FROM MANLY, BOB BYRNE FROM AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, LES NISSEN, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, FROM TOUKLEY, GEORGE FROOME, AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS, FROM SYDNEY, MCKINNON AN AUSSIE IN THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY THROUGH A "MISUNDERSTANDING" WITH THE POLICE, BUT HE PAID ANY DEBT IN GERMANY AND CAME OUT WITH CREDIT TO SPARE, MIKE COGGIN THE NEW ZEALAND WHARFIE AND JUST AS BIG A LARRIKIN AS HE LOOKS. BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: EVERYBODY'S FRIEND AND CONFIDANT BLUEY MCCLURE OF THE 2/5TH BATTALION FROM KYABRAM, VICTORIA. THE BEST KNOWN AND LOVED BLOKE IN 383. A NATURAL SOCIAL WORKER THROWN UP BY CIRCUMSTANCE, A. L. B. KING NGXI EX 2/1ST ANTI-TANK, A TOP NEW GUINEA GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, ALBERT LITTLER, THE POMMY ORDNANCE BLOKE WHO BECAME AN AUSSIE AT HEART. ONE OF THE FEW WHO COULD BE CALLED UPON. WILF TRIGG, PERMANENT ENGLISH ENGINEERS, LAURIE FORGE, NEW ZEALAND ARMY FROM GIBSON, HARRY TEBBUT THE FARMER FROM THE BAY OF ISLANDS IN NEW ZEALAND. (DONOR T. WEST)