| Accession Number | P03236.206 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Germany: Berlin |
| Date made | c August 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of Allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Alten Grabow POW camp in Berlin, Germany. ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of Allied Prisoners of War (POW) at Alten Grabow POW camp in Berlin, Germany. Photograph was sent to the Australian Red Cross in London by 6241 Private (Pte) Kenneth Stuart Ross, 11th Battalion, from Perth, WA, seated fifth from left in front row. Other POWs in group are English, French and Belgian. Pte Ross enlisted on 17 July 1916 at the age of 30 and embarked for overseas on 18 September 1916 aboard HMAT Clan McGillivray. He was wounded and captured at Morchies, France, on 15 April 1917 and held as a POW in Germany until repatriated to England on 26 February 1919. Pte Ross was then granted the acting rank of Warrant Officer Class 1, without pay or allowances, and attached for temporary duty with the Red Cross in London. He arrived back in Australia on 10 September 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 244.