| Accession Number | P03236.182 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | c July 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Outdoor portrait of nine Australian Prisoners of War (POW) at a POW camp at Soltau, Hanover, ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of nine Australian Prisoners of War (POW) at a POW camp at Soltau, Hanover, Germany. Soldiers are wearing a mixture of civilian and uniform clothing but all have the Rising Sun hat badge identifying them as Australians. The only soldier identified is standing at back, second from right, 6736 Pte Matthew Watson Finlay, 13th Battalion, from Sydney NSW. Pte Finlay enlisted at the age of 28 on 10 June 1916 and embarked for overseas on 8 November 1916 aboard SS Port Nicholson. He was captured at Riencourt, France on 11 April 1917 and held as a POW until repatriated to England on 26 December 1918. Pte Finlay arrived back in Australia on 17 April 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 211.