| Accession Number | P03236.054 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Jullien freres, Phot Editeurs Geneve Rose, Jullian |
| Place made | Switzerland |
| Date made | November 1917 - December 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Postcard of Caux-Palace overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland sent to Miss Chomley, Australian ...
Description
Postcard of Caux-Palace overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland sent to Miss Chomley, Australian Red Cross, London by Captain (Capt) Frederick James Sydney Hoad, 7th Battalion, from Malvern, Victoria. Capt Hoad enlisted on 18 August 1914 and embarked for overseas on 19 October 1914. He was wounded and captured at Pozieres, France on 18 August 1916 and held as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Germany. He was transferred to Switzerland on 27 November 1917, repatriated to England on 7 December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 30 January 1919. Capt Hoad had previously served as a Private with the 4th Battalion Australian Commonwealth Horse (Victoria) in the Boer War and then went on to serve in the Second World War from 10 November 1939 until he died of illness in Australia on 2 February 1941. 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 74.