| Place | Europe: Germany |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK2534E |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the Australian cricket team at Annaburg POW Camp. Identified back row, left to ...
Description
Group portrait of the Australian cricket team at Annaburg POW Camp. Identified back row, left to right: Flight Lieutenant "Dusty" Miller RAAF, pilot, of New Guinea; Sergeant Alex J Brown, of Vic; Tom Lawrence of Queensland; 'Snowy' Edwards of Sydney, NSW; Pat Cole of WA; Bill Gardiner of Vic; Jack Bourke of Sydney, NSW; Norman Barrett od Adelaide, SA. Front row: W E J (Bill) Bott of Vic; 407513 Warrant Officer (WO) Rhys Roberts, of Kadina, SA; Lieutenant Colonel Le Soeuf of Perth, WA, the medical officer who stayed with the Australian wounded after the evacuation of Greece; Jack Ogg of Sydney, NSW; Ernie Woolfe of Vic. This portrait was supplied to RAAF Overseas Headquarters by WO Roberts on his repatriation from Germany in 1944-09. WO Roberts returned home after having his features restored by plastic surgery.