| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00063.028 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of a group of 13 Allied prisoners of war (POW) in Germany. Identified standing ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of a group of 13 Allied prisoners of war (POW) in Germany. Identified standing in the back row, second from the right is 1546 Private Stephen Hall, 31st Battalion who was a 27 year old painter from Wilston, Queensland (born in Glasgow, Scotland) when he enlisted and embarked for overseas with the 1st Reinforcements from Melbourne on 5 November 1915 aboard HMAT Bakara. He was wounded and captured at Fleurbaix, France, on 20 July 1916 and held in a number of POW camps in Germany. On 13 January 1918, he was transferred to Holland and then admitted to the King George Hospital in London on 20 January 1918 for further treatment on his wounded knee. Private Hall arrived back in Australia on 5 July 1918. Private Hall's son who donated this image explained "This was taken at an asparagus farm where my father was sent to work as soon as his wounds (the most serious was in his left knee which left the leg permanently stiff) were sufficiently healed."