| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01981.040 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Switzerland: Bern, Murren |
| Date made | c 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor group portrait of repatriated Australian and New Zealand Prisoners of War (POW) with an ...
Description
Outdoor group portrait of repatriated Australian and New Zealand Prisoners of War (POW) with an unidentified woman at Murren, Switzerland. Six POWs are from a staging camp in Murren and the rest are from a camp at Interlaken, Switzerland and are awaiting repatriation to England. Five New Zealand soldiers can be identified by their ‘lemon squeezer’ hats. 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 259.