| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01981.025 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 25 April 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of Australian and New Zealander repatriated ex-Prisoners of War (POW) who ...
Description
Group portrait of Australian and New Zealander repatriated ex-Prisoners of War (POW) who commemorated the third anniversary of the landings at Gallipoli, at a ceremony on Anzac Day 1918. Many are wearing rosettes. Photograph was sent to the Australian Red Cross in London by Captain (Capt) Donald Percival Wells, 13th Battalion from Newcastle NSW, seated in second front row, fourth from the left. Capt Wells enlisted at the age of 20 on 4 September 1915 and embarked for overseas on 17 December 1915 aboard HMAT Berrima. He was wounded in the left foot and captured in France, on 11 April 1917. After being held as a POW in Germany, he was transferred to Switzerland in late 1917 and then repatriated to England on 14 June 1918. He embarked to return to Australia on 23 September 1918. Capt Wells went on to serve in the Second World War from 10 June 1941 until 27 March 1942. One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Secretary, Prisoners Department, Australian-British Red Cross Society, London. Original album housed in AWM Research Centre at RC00864, Album image number 95.