| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Taurus Mountains, Belemedik |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | H19410 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Taurus Mountains, Belemedik |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POW) held at the POW camp at Belemedick, Turkey. Identified ...
Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POW) held at the POW camp at Belemedick, Turkey. Identified in the back row, partly obscured, from left to right: 12 Air Mechanic Keith Liston Hudson, Australian Flying Corps (captured in Mesopotania in July 1916 and later awarded Meritorious Service Medal); 10/1230 Corporal Francis John Earles, NZ Infantry; 890 Sergeant Alfred John Rawlings, 2nd Battalion AIF (captured at Gallipoli in April 1915 and later awarded Meritorious Service Medal); 888 Private (Pte) George Ernest Kerr, 14th Battalion AIF (captured at Gallipoli in August 1915); and unknown.
Second row on the far left is 7296 Petty Officer Cecil Arthur Bray, AE2 (captured when the Australian submarine sunk in the Dardanelles on 30 April 1915). In the centre of the row wearing a fez is Karmakam (local Prefect or Governor).
In the front row, third from the left is 1717 Pte Robert John Peters, 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment (captured in Egypt in July 1916); and fifth from the left is 2228 Pte Arthur George Wiffen, 14th Battalion AIF (captured at Gallipoli in August 1915). All were repatriated to England via Egypt in December 1918.