Barth, Germany. Group portrait of the Australian cricket team, and a couple of supporters, in ...

Place Europe: Germany
Accession Number UK2534A
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Date made c August 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Barth, Germany. Group portrait of the Australian cricket team, and a couple of supporters, in Stalag Luft I. Back row, left to right: Unidentified; Flying Officer Graham Berry, SA; Warrant Officer (WO) H. B. F. M. Smith, of Mackay, Qld; unidentified; WO Cliff Austin, Vic; WO Bert Gillespie, Qld; WO Jim Barnes, Royal New Zealand Air Force (camp leader, and a supporter of the team). Front row: unidentified; WO 'Strawberry' Lutton, Sydney; WO Geoff Blackett, SA; 407513 WO Rhys Roberts of Kadina, SA; unidentified; unidentified; and an RAF supporter. WO Roberts supplied the photo to RAAF Overseas Headquarters on his repatriation from Germany in September 1944.