| Accession Number | H13609 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Switzerland |
| Date made | December 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of a group of Allied prisoners of war (POW) riding in a sleigh carriage in ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of a group of Allied prisoners of war (POW) riding in a sleigh carriage in Switzerland. The man on the left of the carriage is Lieutenant (Lt) Cyril Bernard Meyer, 13th Battalion who was a 34 year old commercial traveller from Double Bay, NSW when he enlisted and embarked for overseas from Sydney on 20 December 1915 aboard HMAT Aeneas. He was wounded and captured near Pozieres, France on 14 August 1916 and while interned in Germany had his left leg amputated. On 13 December 1916 he was transferred to Switzerland for internment as an incapacitated combatant prisoner. Lt Meyer arrived back in Australia on 16 April 1918. (Donor C.B. Meyer)