| Accession Number | P02764.007 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Place made | Germany: Hohenfels |
| Date made | 19 March 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The graveside service at the funeral of NX3928 Lance Sergeant Maxwell Pascoe-Pearce, 2/1st Field ...
Description
The graveside service at the funeral of NX3928 Lance Sergeant Maxwell Pascoe-Pearce, 2/1st Field Ambulance, AASC, of Mosman, NSW, who died at Stalag 383 prisoner of war (POW) camp. The burial party, comprising the padre, pallbearers, Australian and British camp leaders, wreath bearers and a bugler, stands to attention prior to the coffin being lowered into the grave. A slouch hat sits on the mound of earth in the foreground. The body was reinterred at Durnbach War Cemetery after the end of the Second World War. (Donor E. Kidd)