| Accession Number | P03236.044 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany |
| Date made | c December 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 3515 Private (Pte) Alan Campbell, 53rd ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of Australian Prisoner of War (POW) 3515 Private (Pte) Alan Campbell, 53rd Battalion, from Rozelle, NSW. at POW camp Senne II, Sennelager, Germany dated 5 December 1917. Pte Campbell enlisted on 2 August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 13 October 1915 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln. He was captured at Fleurbaix, France on 20 July 1916 and spent the rest of the war in German POW camps. He was repatriated to England in December 1918 and embarked to return to Australia on 31 March 1919. 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 61.