| Accession Number | P12291.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1940-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of NX3543 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Trevor Donald Monro, 6th Division Engineers, ...
Description
Studio portrait of NX3543 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Trevor Donald Monro, 6th Division Engineers, writing a letter at a desk set up with a pen and inkwells. L Cpl Monro was captured on Crete and interned as a prisoner of war (POW) in a stalag in the Hohlach area, Germany. Daily he was transported to a farm to work, where he was befriended by a German family. As they had difficulties with the pronunciation of Trevor they called him August. A letter written by the German couple to Trevor Monro in 1949 is held by the Australian War Memorial.